A BIG FOCUS OF OURS
“We’ve scored a lot of goals, you know. We’ve scored, I think, in pretty much every game. So I think a big focus of ours has been, if anything, on the out-of-possession work and trying to be harder to play against over a period of time. We knew they played a lot of midfielders today and try to take the ball and trying to control it like that, it gave us a big challenge and then, obviously, we try to put our strengths into the game, you know. I thought we started the game brilliantly. I thought we started the game against Brentford really good as well and I’m just as pleased with the way we finished the game, to be honest. I think, after two setbacks quickly, it could have knocked us but the character and belief the boys showed and the actual quality of our play, after that, was really good.”
THE GOALS WE CONCEDED
“Mistakes happen. They’re two fantastic players [Amad and Senne Lammens], who have given us a lot to put us in this position. It’s part of football. Fortunately for everyone, we managed to come out on top today. You go back to there was kind of an underlying feeling of belief and it’s tested in those moments. We can all talk about it but I think it’s that connection with the players, their willingness to work hard for each other, sacrifice for each other and all benefit from it. If someone makes a mistake, we’ll help them out and it’s part of football. Ultimately, it’s quality football. The tactics is one side of it but it’s actually the mentality, and the attitude towards it, that gets you through difficult and challenging times. For that period, it was, of course, challenging, but I thought we finished so strongly.”