Steve Coppell
Steve Coppell
Stephen James "Steve" Coppellis a former English footballer who is currently the head coach of the Kerala Blasters of the Indian Super League...
bit decent foot front good great players possession winner
The players are disappointed because we had good possession and decent chances. We were on the front foot after we scored, but they got the winner from a great bit of skill.
tremendous
We had a tremendous year. It's been dreamlike in many ways.
excited limits others promoted side straight summer
We are a promoted side and while some may be excited by that challenge, others will think that we'll go straight back down. They wouldn't take the risk, so that drastically limits our parameters. We may be priced out of transfers in other cases, so it could be a frustrating summer to some extent.
behind mark stay training work
Mark made Ian stay behind in training and work at his game.
impact
From Day One of this season, he's been exceptional. He's been an impact player.
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He's been injured most of the season. You saw an awful lot of pent-up emotion when he scored. He's spent a lot of time in the treatment room and gym.
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When he came to us he struggled for a year. He didn't fit in to the team straightaway. When he had opportunities, he didn't do well. We were a little bit at a loss as how to bring out the best in him. I found I really couldn't help him. ... There were times last season when he was in the wilderness and very much confused as to what was required.
desperate landed left videos
We were desperate for a left side, and the videos landed in our lap.
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You can count on the fingers of one hand the number of mistakes he's made that have cost us goals. Over two and a half seasons for any manager to say that about his goalkeeper is exceptional. He's been top quality.
attempted contrast exhibition performance reflected stark stuff
The second-half performance reflected what we've been about all season. It was in stark contrast to the attempted exhibition stuff of the first half.
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He's strong and when he's got a sight of goal he thinks about nothing but scoring. Whether he keeps his place and plays at the weekend, though, I don't know. Last time he was injured I was guilty of rushing him back too quickly, so we'll see how he reacts to two hours of football and take it from there.
anyone expect lose loses pressure promoted rare relatively sell small squad team
I'm under no pressure to sell so I don't expect to lose anyone and I don't expect anyone to want to leave. We have a relatively small but close-knit squad and it's very rare that a promoted team loses players.
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In a position where every mistake is costly, I can probably count on the fingers on one hand the times where he would probably argue that he's at fault. And I would probably question a couple of those goals even. He's been terrific defensively and ... his distribution has been very important in our goal scoring.
daylight finish gone hope maintain ourselves rest routine saying season spell strong
I just hope we can finish the season off in the same way we've gone all year. We had a really strong spell and we got daylight between ourselves and the rest of the pack. We've managed to maintain that distance. But I'm not saying it's become routine now.