Bristol City head coach Gerhard Struber admitted his side can forget about a renewed push towards the play-off places unless they improve on their display against Coventry.
The Robins remain 10th, seven points off the top six after succumbing 2-0 to the league leaders at Ashton Gate – their fourth home game in a row without a win.
"Again, we saw the same story," Struber told BBC Radio Bristol. "The goals we conceded were a little bit cheap and we were not sharp enough in the opposition box.
"We are not happy at the moment with how we are in front of the goal. I think we have enough power to score more goals and this is a big issue.
"In both boxes at the moment we are not sharp enough. This cannot be our standard.
"You look at how we conceded. I think we have to be much more reliable in our last line. We have to be honest with ourselves – with a performance at this level we cannot climb the table."
