Leeds United loan star Coyle: I will play wherever I'm needed for Fleetwood Town

There is fresh competition at full-back now James Husband has joined Fleetwood and the current holder of the left-back berth Lewie Coyle is willing to play anywhere for Town.
Fleetwood Town's Lewis CoyleFleetwood Town's Lewis Coyle
Fleetwood Town's Lewis Coyle

The versatile defender has shown his commitment, excelling in the problematic left-back role in Town’s last three matches.

But now the loanee from Leeds, normally a right-back, has more competition following Husband’s arrival on loan from Norwich.

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Gethin Jones has played right-back in the last three games and now boss Joey Barton has a selection headache following 24-year-old Husband’s arrival.

But Coyle insists he does not mind continuing to play out of position as Town prepare to visit Scunthorpe tomorrow.

He said: “I’m there to do a job for the team. You cannot be selfish in this game – it is a team game.

“You need all 11, the full staff and the training squad. Wherever I get picked, I will do that job to the best of my ability.”

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And with back-to-back away games at the Iron and Charlton to come, Coyle (below) aims to bounce back from the disappointment of conceding a last-gasp equaliser at home to Rochdale on Saturday.

He said: “We are always going to show character. I think that is the big thing the gaffer has brought in – we have a very strong mindset,” he said.

“But when we went 2-1 up we seemed to be seeing the game out and so it is a real sickener. It almost feels like a loss.

“It is not a nice way to finish a football match, especially from being in the driving seat and looking like we were going to go on and win.

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“Ultimately there is a lot that happened before the goals went in. We need to defend them better and see games out.

“It is a process going forward. We need to iron out those mistakes and finish games a lot better.”

And Coyle is determined to gain another three points tomorrow. He said: “That is the beauty of football. We have not got a long time to wait around before we put things right, so we will address it going into the game on Wednesday and we will put things right.”

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