Mark Robins welcomed a key player back to the Coventry City starting lineup for the defeat to Ipswich Town on Saturday.
O’Hare’s last start for the Sky Blues came in December 2022 in a 3-1 loss to Sheffield United.
It has been almost a full year since he was last in the team, but he managed 73 minutes in their clash with promotion-chasing Ipswich Town on Saturday before being replaced by Jay Dasilva.
Coventry were ultimately beaten 2-1 by the Tractor Boys, who sit second in the Championship table, but O’Hare’s return is still a positive for supporters to take away from the defeat.
The 25-year-old was a key figure for Robins’ side prior to his injury woes, so many will be hoping he can get back to that level of influence again once he is back to full health.
What did Mark Robins make of Callum O’Hare’s Coventry return?
Robins was pleased with the midfielder’s performance in the defeat to Kieran McKenna’s side on Saturday.
However, he suggested that it will still take time before he is back to full fitness given it’s been 12 months since he was last starting games consistently.
“I thought he did OK, thought he did all right but it’s going to take a while for his levels because it’s almost 12 months since he did the injury, so it will take time to hit those levels,” said Robins, via Coventry Live.
“But I think to get through 70 plus minutes today, he did well to do that.
“He’s been working hard and he got into some decent positions.
“In the second half we started to pass the ball better and move it into more dangerous areas as well, so he was contributing to that.
“And then I took him off to try to get more energy onto the pitch as well as give him a breather because he’d done his 70 minutes really, and anything over that and you start to tip over a little bit.
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