Burnley manager has singled out English midfielder Mark Randall for special praise this week following a substitute appearance against Coventry City this week, with the Arsenal loanee coming off the bench with just over half an hour of the tie left.
Despite the limited time that he had though, Coyle has been impressed by what he saw:
“There were a lot of positives,” said Coyle. “Mark Randall gave us an extra dimension when he came on and showed what sort of player we all think he’s going to be in the future with Arsenal. He’s shown when he’s on form he can play. He’s got a natural flow to his play, a great eye for a pass and we think we can enhance his game and he can go back to Arsenal a better player.”
The Burnley fansite, www.clarets-mad.co.uk, also had several good things to say about the teenagers performance in mid week:
“It’s easy to forget the lad is just eighteen years of age; he looks so comfortable on the ball almost to the point of being too casual, and is always looking to make good use of the ball.”
“…..We followed that Jensen save with our best spell of the game and much of it was prompted by the impressive Randall. He had another shot at goal, this time a curler that just cleared the bar, but it was his confidence on the ball that stood out and his ability to bring others into play.”
Hopefully this wave of compliments will give Randall a first start for Burnley, with the Clarets looking to keep momentum going for their promotion push, in what will be a very difficult match against Watford at Turf Moor on Staurday.
