Be Patient - It's the Key.

Manager pleased to emerge unscathed from back-to-back cup ties.

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Steve Cotterill declared patience the key to City’s hard-fought victory over AFC Wimbledon in the

Johnstone’s Paint Trophy area quarter-finals at Ashton Gate.

Aaron Wilbraham scored twice in five minutes – the first coming only 17 minutes from time – to secure City’s passage into the final four of the southern section.

A stunning strike from Wimbledon’s George Francomb halved the deficit late on, but Cotterill’s men held firm to record back-to-back cup victories by the same scoreline following the 2-1 success at Gillingham on Saturday.

“It was a bit stop-start,” said the manager of his side’s display, speaking to Bristol City Player.

“We played some really good stuff at times, but we didn’t play with enough tempo – certainly in the first half.

“There was quite a strong wind out there tonight and I think we got pinned back a bit in the first half, but in the second half it was more territorially in their half.

“Patience is always the key. We started the game quite brightly and I was a bit disappointed we didn’t put some of our chances away.

“When you don’t do that, it gives the opposition a leg-up and I thought Wimbledon came into the game well and gave us a tough game.”

Cotterill lost the services of young striker Wes Burns in the first half after the 19-year-old hobbled off with an ankle injury on 33 minutes, leaving the boss without a like-for-like replacement to call upon from his bench – reduced to five names under competition rules.

“We had a bit of a disruption early on with Wes going down – it was a substitution I didn’t want to make,” he continued.

“I didn’t want to play Kieran Agard because I played him on Saturday, and I didn’t want to put him on the bench because then I knew I might have to bring him on, which would’ve defeated the object.

“I’m just thankful that it didn’t have to go to penalties because I couldn’t have got Wade Elliott on the pitch, who would’ve been one of my penalty takers.

“All in all, it’s been a really good week and we just want to make sure we finish it off now by playing well at Swindon.”

Read more at http://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/article/20141111-cotterillpostwimbledon-2078532.aspx#DylFYGelYtwv7OOp.99

It's great to have back to back wins in cup competitions but surely it's getting promotion that should take priority, still let's all just be patient..