Coventry City sent warning - Tottenham will have 'alarm bells ringing' | OneFootball

FLW's Coventry City Fan Pundit has weighed in on Yang Min-hyeok's move to the Sky Blues after a disappointing start.

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Coventry City have been told that they must part ways with Yang Min-hyeok as soon as possible, and explore the free agent market, after a difficult start to the winger's life at the CBS Arena.

Signed from Tottenham Hotspur on loan until the end of the campaign in the first week of the January transfer window, this looked to be an excellent opportunity for the South Korean starlet as his spell with Portsmouth was brought to an early end.

The 19-year-old has played just 29 minutes of league football under Frank Lampard from five separate games, and has been used from off the bench in just three games. The Sky Blues have failed to win any of those matches and frustration will be building for all parties.

Now, one Coventry fan has spoken out on Yang's tough start and why it has not gone right for a player who has impressed in the Championship before.

Verdict made on Yang Min-hyeok's first month with Coventry City

The teenager's only start for the West Midlands outfit came in an FA Cup third round defeat to Stoke City in January, where he was played in a central role that did not suit him. However, he has not been given the opportunity to shine out wide either, and Football League World's Coventry Fan Pundit, Chris Deez, has weighed in on just how strange his addition was.

He told FLW: "I think Yang Min-hyeok could possibly end up going down as one of the weirdest transfers in Coventry City history. Obviously, we needed strength in depth on the wings and Esse was brought in on loan from Palace. Over the last few games, he's looked like a really good signing. I'm really happy with him. He was an exciting one when it was announced.

"But even when Yang was announced at first, I didn't really see anybody jumping for joy. He was okay for Portsmouth. He wasn't exactly setting the world on fire and their fans didn't seem too upset at Tottenham recalling him. It just seems like Lampard doesn't fancy him anymore, even though he would have obviously signed off on bringing him in the first place.

"It's a very strange one. I think our selection on Monday against Middlesbrough will probably say all that there is to say about Yang. Ephron Mason-Clark might not be fit and ready for Middlesbrough. Hopefully he is, obviously, because he's our best player out on that side of the pitch.

"If he's not, it would make all the sense in the world for Yang to start because he is the most natural left-winger that we have available. If he ends up starting, Esse or maybe even Sakamoto on that side or Brown, we've got a few options. None of them are perfect options. Yang also probably isn't perfect but still makes the most sense."

Chris continued: "If he can't get game time with Mason-Clark out, then surely that's the final nail in the coffin. I would rather send the lad back to Tottenham and bring in a free agent who is actually going to fit what we need on that side of the pitch.

"Maybe Lampard just hasn't been impressed with Yang in training, and you know that's fair enough. A great player can come into your club with all these expectations, and everybody can be excited, and the manager wants him in the team and in the squad, and it just doesn't work out for a number of reasons.

"That's fair enough, but especially when you factor in that Tottenham wanted him to go out and get more minutes somewhere. He's barely even played half an hour for us, and he came in like five-six weeks ago, it's not good, is it? Alarm bells must be ringing for Tottenham a little bit."

Yang Min-hyeok and Tottenham Hotspur will be extremely keen to put things right

The South Korean World Cup hopeful will be extremely wary of this year's tournament in the USA, Canada and Mexico, and therefore it is vital that he gets the game time he needs to progress.

Tottenham signed Yang as he is one of the most exciting prospects to come out of his nation since Son Heung-min, and they will be extremely keen to see their talented youngster develop in the Championship.

He scored twice and registered one assist for QPR in the second-half of last season, and he made quite the impression at Loftus Road. Portsmouth may have thought they struck gold with his arrival in the summer, and while he did score three goals, Pompey were fighting towards the bottom of the table.

Coventry are in a rut right now, and they need a hero to come and help them take the fight to Middlesbrough. Yang could be that player, but right now, it seems like a bizarre move.