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Bolton Wanderers boss Owen Coyle preaches aesthetics over pragmatics during relegation run-in
Teams at depth of division are trying to play good football
12 Mar 2010 09:54:00
By Alan Dawson
Owen Coyle recently oversaw back-to-back Bolton Wanderers wins that aided the club's climb up the Premier League ladder, and is hopeful that the 4-0 midweek loss to Sunderland was just a blip.
The Trotters are faced with another potential six-pointer on Saturday as they host Wigan Athletic, and even though both clubs will be looking to claim maximum points in the quest to preserve their Premier League status this season, Coyle refuses to abandon his footballing creed of aesthetics over pragmatism: "When I go to games, I want to be entertained," the Scot proclaimed.
He said to the official website of the Premier League: "The picture painted of the bottom clubs is that they are more muscle than style but that is not the case.
"People are pigeon-holed and it is others' opinions but it does not have to be one-dimensional, getting the ball quickly from back to front.
"We are all here for the same thing, to win points to stay in this league, and that is what we are focusing on. And we will do it the way I want," said Coyle.
"It is interesting to also see that many of the teams struggling at the bottom are trying to play out of it with good football.
"Ourselves, Wigan, Burnley, West Ham, for example, are all doing that. We are all trying to get the best out of the players we have. We all want to stay up but we all also want to entertain.
"It is entirely up to other clubs how they play and set their teams up, but when I go to games I want to be entertained."
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The Trotters are faced with another potential six-pointer on Saturday as they host Wigan Athletic, and even though both clubs will be looking to claim maximum points in the quest to preserve their Premier League status this season, Coyle refuses to abandon his footballing creed of aesthetics over pragmatism: "When I go to games, I want to be entertained," the Scot proclaimed.
He said to the official website of the Premier League: "The picture painted of the bottom clubs is that they are more muscle than style but that is not the case.
"People are pigeon-holed and it is others' opinions but it does not have to be one-dimensional, getting the ball quickly from back to front.
"We are all here for the same thing, to win points to stay in this league, and that is what we are focusing on. And we will do it the way I want," said Coyle.
"It is interesting to also see that many of the teams struggling at the bottom are trying to play out of it with good football.
"Ourselves, Wigan, Burnley, West Ham, for example, are all doing that. We are all trying to get the best out of the players we have. We all want to stay up but we all also want to entertain.
"It is entirely up to other clubs how they play and set their teams up, but when I go to games I want to be entertained."
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