Doyle: wants time to work on his game
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Doyle: I can't improve in this league
October 23, 2008
Kevin Doyle says he is unable to improve as a player in the Championship due to the sheer volume of games.
The Republic of Ireland striker is the league’s leading scorer with nine goals.
His latest was Reading’s winner in their 2-1 win over Doncaster in midweek.
But he also missed a great chance when he over-ran the ball after rounding Rovers keeper Neil Sullivan.
And Doyle fears he does not have the time to work on the weaker parts of his game as often as he would like due to having to play 46 league matches in a season – eight more than in the Premier League.
“There are so many games,” said Doyle. “I don’t know how players are expected to improve in the Championship because you don’t get a chance to work on your technique to become a better player.
“It is just play, recover, play, recover, it’s a nightmare. It’s a strange league to prove yourself in, especially if you’re playing every week.
“I might want to work on a left-foot finish, or a one-on-one, but I won’t get the chance now because I need to recover for Saturday (when Reading face QPR at home, live on Sky Sports, 5.20pm kick-off).
“You learn as you go into games at the moment and it’s difficult.
“But it’s our problem for being here so we need to get ourselves back in the Premier League.”
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