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...
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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.
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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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Complacency is not on our agenda. It is certainly not our biggest danger. My players have worked very hard for what they have achieved so far. They will not allow that to creep in. Neither myself, nor the coaching staff have to do anything to prevent that. They do it themselves.
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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.
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Mark made Ian stay behind in training and work at his game.
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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.
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From Day One of this season, he's been exceptional. He's been an impact player.
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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.
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We had a tremendous year. It's been dreamlike in many ways.
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It was a difficult game to evaluate but over the 90 minutes I thought we were the better side. They made it difficult for us and for a while it worked.
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We were desperate for a left side, and the videos landed in our lap.
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A lot of established players - players who are proven and who you know what you are going to get from them - wouldn't want to come because of our situation. 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.
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They are a unique blend of players who have been able to achieve a high level of performance over a long period of time.
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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.