Source: Team_Talk
Coyle admires Clarets' bottle
The Clarets host Steve Coppell's side in the first leg of their Championship play-off semi-final having claimed their highest league position for 33 years.[LNB]The Lancashire side finished fifth after a marathon campaign which has seen them play 58 games and dump Fulham, Chelsea and Arsenal out of the Carling Cup along the way.[LNB]Promotion has always been the priority for a club revived since Coyle arrived from St Johnstone in November 2007 with ambition coursing through his veins.[LNB]The highly-rated Glaswegian, whose work at Turf Moor has attracted admiring glances from several top-flight clubs, has made Burnley a force to be reckoned with despite limited resources.[LNB]Coyle, 42, said: "Since I came to the club I've been very positive about everything we're doing.[LNB]"A lot of people tipped us to be down at the bottom end of the Championship at the start of the season, although we knew we had the quality to get up to the top end.[LNB]"But I don't get involved in any negativity, it's no good to me.[LNB]"Even when we've had a disappointing result and taken a slap - and we've had a few this season - we've looked to bounce back quickly.[LNB]"That's because we're positive and we know what we're trying to do.[LNB]"We're nowhere near where we would like to be and we've had to bite the bullet a couple of times this season when money hasn't been available.[LNB]"That's understandable in the current climate but we've not moaned about it, we've got on with it and I've asked this group of players to trust themselves and their team-mates.[LNB]"They've done that and we've shown that we're a very good team."[LNB]Coyle is expecting a tough test from Reading, a club he scored against at Wembley in the 1995 play-off final to help Bolton win promotion to the top flight.[LNB]Coyle added: "Reading are a massive club just out of the Premier League and obviously have the £12million parachute payment.[LNB]"There have so many plusses going for them, added to the fact they've got a lot of quality players, but we're only concerned about what we do."[LNB]Reading boss Coppell, whose side have faltered badly in recent weeks, admits he is a huge admirer of Coyle.[LNB]Coppell said: "I have great respect for Burnley, they've played so many games this season and at various times people thought they might blow up but Owen Coyle has done a terrific job.[LNB]"They are the grittiest team around. They kept coming back, back and back.[LNB]"It's a tremendous compliment to Owen and his players. It's not a big squad but very, very tight."[LNB][LNB]
