That was a great performance - Knill

Last updated : 20 August 2006 By Bigrich.....
"It was a great performance against a good team and we dominated the game. They scored from a poor set peice and you think here we go... But great goal, Boppy great strike as soon as it hits him and it puts us stright back in the game, and all of a sudden theres belief again."

"A great free-kick, I'd like to say we worked it at the training ground, but we didnt! We worked at something like it but nothing like that. But it's great play. You want bright players, Lee puts it down, Will's alive and then they scored the goal."

"I don't think our keepers had to make a save, he's had a couple with Billy Sharp where he's done well to stand up but I dont think hes had a shot to save. I'm absolutely delighted, 2 wins on the trot and we're going the right way."

"To go from 1-0 down so early, to come back to 2-1 before half time and we walk off and you can hear their crowd having a go at their players, you think this is it. It's there for us today."

"Going up the hill in the second half, we've got energy in the team that takes us up the pitch and puts us in their half of the pitch. I'm absolutely delighted and its a very good team performance."

Cracking goal.
"The fast equiliser was massive, They score and you hear the crowd and it goes unbelivably quiet, to reply like that with an unbelivable strike. Will's done brilliant to get the header in front of the centre half and all of a sudden their goal doesnt matter. Its all about us!"

Asked wether he felt the team should have scored more, "At 2-1 your always worry. But its good that we're making chances and its good that we have good energy. Thats what I wanted from the team, when we put the team together we thought we didnt have enough energy last year. I wanted an energy that would give me first half and second half performances. Thats what we had because we kept going."

"Scunthorpe are a good team on the counter-attack, we saw that last year, but they didnt catch us this year. We looked solid and its something we have to keep working at but we build from a good base as we have players in the squad who are going to score and get chances."

Looking at the points deduction, Knill is hoping to reduce that by another 3 points at Bradford next Saturday. "Let's hope its minus one after Bradford. It was going to be difficult but the only way to answer it is to show what we're showing. 2 Wins on the trot, one away one at home against what people think are good teams. You can only win the games in front of you."

"Today was a better performance. We've played Brighton which we were'nt too happy with. We played better at Huddersfield, played pretty well away at Blackpool and today I thought we played very well against a good team."

Knill praised young striker Will Hoskins, "'ve brought him in today because hes looked lively. Hes looked lively in training, he looked lively when he came on at Blackpool and I thought he looked lively today. He just needs a goal, he probably could have taken 2 touches at the far post today. But his general workrate and hold up play was a lot better today, and if he continues that he can be a top player."

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