After a 4-1 defeat at Sheffield Wednesday was followed up by a 3-0 setback at home to Ipswich, Coyle is refusing to panic, and is looking for his players to take responsibility and cut out the individual errors.

The Clarets travel to Selhurst Park with the worst defensive record in the division so far.

And after a week of hard graft in training, Coyle hopes to have ironed out any defensive deficiencies: "It's fair to say we just want to get off and running.

"Having been disappointed with our two league results, it's important we pick up and start getting the points and start moving up.

"That will be the focus, going and playing to the level we know we can.
"It's important we bring that to the game and still keep believing when we're passing and moving the ball.

"Even when you look back on Saturday's game, and I've watched it numerous times now, the opportunities we created were there for everybody to see, but there's no getting away from the fact that we need to stop conceding really naive goals.

"There's an element of bad luck about it, but having said that you earn your own luck by working hard.

"But the lads have done that all this week on the training ground, their attitude's been superb, so it's important now we translate that from the training ground into the game."

Coyle hopes to cut out the gifts his side have presented so far, and make teams earn any goals they might score: "When you look at it you'd love to pinpoint one thing that's been at the root of it.

"What it probably has been is individual errors, and within that there's not been a good goal scored against us when I look back.

"The biggest thing is, and I don't just mean this for defenders but all over the pitch, I think it's about individuals taking responsibility and if you are, for whatever reason, caught in a defensive area, whether you be a forward player or not, it's your turn to take that individual responsibility and make sure your opponent isn't getting a shot at goal, you're not letting him into any space. And I think that's the root of it.

"We've spoken about it and when we're in those defending areas, you're going to have to take that responsibility on board and you're ready to stand up and be counted, particularly in this Championship.

"If you're going to give anything up someone's going to earn it against you; you're not going to gift it and hand it on a plate.
"All too often that's what we've been doing.

"But we're not going to look to apportion blame. We're going to regroup, stick together and come out the other side of it and we'll be better for it.

"When you do that, that feeling will be better, because you know what you've been through.

"The margins are minimal between winning and losing in this Championship. We have to make sure we turn those margins and come out the other side.
"We're well capable of doing that."

But he understands it is all too well being capable – his players have to produce: "It certainly wasn't the start you'd envisaged but it's happened, so it's how you deal with it.

"They've worked hard, but when you cross the white line, that's when they have to deliver.

"That should be the signal to go and express yourself and show what you're all about, and that's what we're asking.

"There's no getting away from it, it's been disappointing and hurtful but you either feel sorry for yourself or come in and be prepared to work hard and show what you're all about.

"They've worked ever so hard. I know they've got an appetite for it and I know they're a good group of players, and they've all got ability.

"I think hand on heart there's a level of frustration. If you were going to ask them individually if any of them think they've been on top of their game, some of them would think they're doing okay, but certainly not collectively.

"Sometimes you've got to give yourself a chance in the game, and they've not done that because of the goals we're conceding.

"You can't keep asking them to come back from two goals down.
"They know if they keep it tight, they're well capable of beating anyone in this Championship."