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...
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.
football goal guilty hours injured keeps last plays rushing sight strong thinks time whether
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.
last pulled
He pulled his hamstring and it's the hamstring he pulled last year, it's not good.
difficult evaluate game minutes
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.
winning games people
People talk about the prestige of beating records but prestige never bought me dinner in a restaurant. It's winning games that does that.
silly fighting player
If the players go Christmas shopping, it's not ideal preparation. It may sound silly, but having to fight off the crowds in a busy shopping centre or having people visit can be demanding.
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.
england shirts referee
Referees don't come down here with a particular flavoured shirt on.
football target aim
I'm not going to make it a target, but it's something to aim for.
years the-end-of-the-day shelves
At the end of the day, it's all about what's on the shelf at the end of the year.
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.
best bit bring came confused fit found help last loss season struggled team wilderness
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.