The midfielder has grown into an impressive figure who has earned a lot of plaudits from Coventry supporters over the years, but only now is he garnering recognition much further and wider than before. He has also grown into his role as a leader with the club as well, adding further strings to his bow by captaining the side on 19 occasions, all of which have come since the December period.
Following Hamer’s departure, he has been able to step up and be a real asset in the middle of the park for the Sky Blues, who would sorely miss the former Arsenal academy graduate if he departed.
He will screen the back four, whilst also progressing well in terms of his passing ability, or keeping the ball safe by recycling it when needed. Sheaf may lack some mobility but is a calm player under pressure, and those press-resistant qualities were always likely to garner attention from the top-flight.
The 26-year-old recently played the entire 120 minutes as Coventry nearly won arguably one of the best FA Cup semi-finals of all time. Man United had taken a 3-0 lead by the hour mark, as they looked to cruise to a comfortable victory.
However, goals from Ellis Simms, Callum O’Hare, and an injury-time penalty from Haji Wright meant that Coventry had come back from three goals down in the final 20 minutes to take the Red Devils to extra time.
Victor Torp had thought he had scored a 120th-minute winner before it was disallowed by VAR as Wright was deemed to have strayed just offside in the build-up. They would then lose on penalties, with Sheaf putting Coventry’s final penalty over the bar in heartbreaking viewing for Cov fans and neutrals alike.
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