Source: Eurosport
Nugent double draws praise from Coyle
Burnley manager Owen Coyle hailed his match-winner David Nugent after the on-loan striker came off the bench to sink Sunderland with a late double.[LNB] Despite Nugent's topsy-turvy club career Coyle revealed he leapt at the chance to sign him on a six-month deal on transfer deadline day - and wants him at the club for keeps.[LNB] "I've always had the greatest belief in David as a top-class player and that's why we've brought him in," said Coyle.[LNB] "His two finishes were top class and he has got to use them as a stepping stone. I would love to have him permanently and as long as he's happy I'm sure he can keep producing on the pitch.[LNB] "I speak to David on a daily basis but although he's getting stronger I didn't think he was quite ready for 90 minutes. Having said that I told him he still had a big role to play."[LNB] Coyle was particularly delighted with the way his side hit back from last week's Anfield mauling by Liverpool and said it once again vindicated the Clarets' style of play.[LNB] "The best thing for me is that we've really answered a lot of critics who, after losing at Chelsea and Liverpool, questioned the way we play," added Coyle.[LNB] Sunderland boss Steve Bruce bemoaned the way his side fell away after a bright start and admitted the Black Cats deserved nothing from their dismal second-half display.[LNB] "The game was there for us to be won and I was delighted at half-time but it was disappointing that we petered away to nothing in the second half," said Bruce. "We were the best team by a distance - we let in a poor goal and bounced back from it. The second-half performance is something we have got to put right.[LNB] "We knew Burnley would get better in the second half. To be honest we hardly gave them a kick in the first. For the second half, especially the last half-hour, we weren't there."
