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.
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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.
football legs honest
He's carrying his left leg, which, to be honest, is his only leg.
football eye saws
The lad got over-excited when he saw the whites of the goalpost's eyes.
football target aim
I'm not going to make it a target, but it's something to aim for.
soccer football nine
Nine months of misery.
soccer football luck
It sounds blase but there is a certain amount of luck. We'd all like to take a certain amount of credit for Kevin Doyle... But I can't really remember what it was I particularly liked about Kevin when I watched him in Ireland. I had five pints of Guinness in the afternoon and it was all a bit blurred.
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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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.
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.
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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.
impact
From Day One of this season, he's been exceptional. He's been an impact player.
tremendous
We had a tremendous year. It's been dreamlike in many ways.