ROMAIN Vincelot insists Rouven Sattelmaier will prove an able deputy for Colin Doyle should he be needed to step in again between the sticks.

City were yesterday assessing the extent of Doyle's injury after their number one had to come off at half-time in the 2-1 defeat to Scunthorpe.

They were waiting for the swelling in his knee to subside, with boss Stuart McCall initially fearing the Irishman might have sustained ligament damage.

Sattelmaier came on and let in a soft free-kick – but Vincelot refused to blame the German, who later made a fantastic double save to keep the Bantams in the game.

The skipper said: "Rouven is a very good keeper and has been working so hard, helping 'Doyler'. They work very well together.

"It is no problem if he has to play. We completely trust him because every day in training he is outstanding, so this is not an issue at all."

Vincelot believes City's wall – which let Hakeeb Adelakun's free-kick through – let Sattelmaier down and was disappointed at conceding the set-pieces which led to the winner.

He said: "First and foremost, the ball shouldn't go through the wall.

"Rouven can't see the ball so I don't think we should point the finger at him as he has to react from nine yards. He doesn't see the starting point of the ball, so it is hard.

"It's not one person at all. We should have been more clever when they created that situation."

Meanwhile, the Frenchman said Paul Taylor's ability to score spectacular goals is just reward for practising hard in training.

The forward is earning a reputation after his stunning strike against the Iron came on the back of a wonder goal against Oldham.

Vincelot said: "He's got it in his locker. He can create this kind of magic and it is something he practises quite a lot. This is not luck.

"It is good to have him when the game is tight and the defence is quite deep. You need a bit of magic and a strike like that is what we needed.

"He hits it as hard as he can and quite often he can also hit the ball wide.

"In training I'm always telling him that the ball is not a boomerang as we always need to get it back! But he's been practising and he deserved it on Tuesday."

Vincelot admitted City "beat themselves" against the Iron by conceding two poor goals but believes there was plenty to be encouraged about as they prepare to visit League One leaders Shrewsbury on Saturday.

He said: "In terms of the performance, we did a lot of things right. We dominated and created situations but on two occasions we didn't do the right thing and we paid for it. We are frustrated but we also have to take positives from the game.

"In terms of domination, we were the better team, even though we lost, but if you want to be a winning team there are small details that you need to get right.

"We will go to Shrewsbury confident and positive knowing it is going to be a tough game – but we know we can produce a good performance anywhere."