 Coyne has missed a year with a knee ligament injury |
Burnley manager Steve Cotterill says keeper Danny Coyne should not have been selected by Wales so soon after injury. The 32-year-old, Wales' first choice, has been out since last September with a cruciate knee ligament injury.
Wales manager John Toshack recalled him this week for the 15 August friendly with Bulgaria in Swansea.
"He's nowhere near ready to play yet, the call-up was a surprise considering we were not notified or asked about his fitness," Cotterill told the club site.
"Danny's eight months down the line from a cruciate knee ligament operation and those injuries are not solid for 12 months.
"He's played about 35 minutes on our pre-season tour of Italy. In that time he had one pass back, one catch and one throw upfield.
"That was just a little confidence boost for him. He might be in my squad for the game with QPR on Saturday, but he won't be playing."
Coyne said after his Wales recall that he was hoping to be back to full fitness and match-readiness for the start of Wales' Euro 2008 qualifying campaign, against the Czech Republic in Teplice on 2 September.
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