Source: Team_Talk
Coyle: Davies would have won it
olton boss Owen Coyle believes England would have won on Tuesday night if Kevin Davies had been introduced to the action earlier.[LNB] Davies, 33, became the oldest England debutant since Leslie Compton in 1950 when he came on against Montenegro with 20 minutes remaining.[LNB]The Wanderers skipper was unable to prevent his country being held to a disappointing goalless draw in the European Championship qualifier, but Coyle has praised Davies' impact and feels the scoreline would have been different if the substitution had not been made so late.[LNB]"As the manager of his football club, it filled me with immense pride," Coyle said.[LNB]"For a player who has shown his quality year after year, I think it would have been a travesty if he had finished his career and hadn't won that elusive cap for England.[LNB]"What he has to do now is kick on as he has been doing and keep showing that form to keep himself in the squad. If he keeps playing at the level he is, then I'm sure he will.[LNB]"You saw the response he got when he came on from the England fans, a fantastic round of applause, and that in itself must have spurred him on.[LNB]"I thought he did ever so well in the game and I truly believe, having sat and watched the game, if he had been on earlier, then England would have gone on to win the game.[LNB]"There is no doubt that he unsettled (them), he knocked a couple of great headers down inside the box which resulted in half-chances and I think he should be very pleased with how well he did."[LNB]Davies picked up a knock to his ankle on international duty and will not train with Bolton on Thursday, but Coyle is hopeful his captain will be available for Saturday's game against Stoke in the Premier League, which if the comments of Danny Murphy are anything to go by, could be another bruising encounter.[LNB]Potters boss Tony Pulis was among those identified - along with Blackburn's Sam Allardyce and Wolves' Mick McCarthy - by Murphy last week when he pointed the finger of blame for reckless challenges at the managers of certain clubs.[LNB]Coyle has criticised the Fulham midfielder for singling out individuals and believes Murphy may well change his mind on the matter if he becomes a coach himself.[LNB]"We send our players out to work hard and play well," Coyle said.[LNB]"Danny Murphy is a terrifically talented player and in time, if Danny decides to dip his toe in the water in terms of coaching and management, then I think if you speak to him, he might have a different perspective or angle on it.[LNB]"Not having had that experience of being a manager, I think it is a difficult one for him to call.[LNB]"I think what he said - I might be wrong on this, but I'd imagine he'll probably regret some of that.[LNB]"Particularly to mention any club or individual was very wrong because you look at all the clubs involved and the managers they have - these people are fantastic at what they do."[LNB]
