Monday, 2 February 2009

Coupland calm after cup corker

Weltons assistant boss Lee Coupland was keeping his feet on the ground despite seeing his side move into the semi finals of the County Cup for the first time in their history.

Late goals from James Drabble and Simon Clifford proved enough for the Socialites to grind out a 3-1 win and extend their unbeaten run at home to well over 2 years.

Couplands side have the momentum in the race for Sincil Bank but Coupland was refusing to get carried away.

He said: "I'm not even thinking about the final. You'll get my bland answer that it's one game at a time.

"Life is too precious to worry about May, I worry about what is going to happen in our next game and that is another Cup quarter final.

"But the result is all important.

"There wasn't much space for anyone to play football. We are two similar sides in the way we play and the shape we keep so it was always going to be difficult to break the deadlock.

"There is a long way to go until we get where we want to be. And Sincil Bank seems a million miles away now we know we have been drawn away to Auld South Yorkshire who will be a very tough side but thats what this competition is all about.”

"On our day we can beat anyone and they will not be looking forward to facing us either."