Kitson ...

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7 January 2007
KITSON COPS ROYAL ROASTING
By Andrew Fifield
STEVE COPPELL has told Reading crock Dave Kitson to improve his attitude if he wants to shake off his injury jinx.

The Royals marksman has missed almost all this season after suffering knee ligament damage on the opening day of the campaign.

Kitson, 25, then suffered another setback when he required surgery on aninflamed appendix last month. The lanky striker has also suffered a series of niggling injury problems throughout his career.

But boss Coppell has no sympathy for Kitson - and reckons his fitness woes have been caused by a poor attitude to training.

He blasted: "There's no hiding from the fact Dave's been fragile in a physical sense. He's never had a really concerted run of games without being injured and there's no way we're going to gamble with his fitness at this stage.

"Dave isn't a very good trainer - he's far better when he's playing in an actual game.
"These days players realise the value of their own fitness. You have to be supremely fit to withstand the rigours of modern-day football. But Dave has more of an older attitude towards training which he's got to change."

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