please log in to view this image McInnes' pride in confident City.. ' Derek McInnes heaped praise on the confidence his players displayed in toppling npower Championship high-fliers Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium. Goals from Albert Adomah, Stephen Pearson and Steven Davies secured a first win in 12 games for City, who escaped the clutches of the relegation zone in perhaps the shock result of the day. And the manager believes the performance can be a benchmark for his team moving forward. âIt was a terrific performance from start to finish,â McInnes told Bristol City Player. âI felt we made the shape work to our advantage and defended with real resilience, but also displayed real confidence in possession of the ball. âKilkenny, Elliott and Danns did great in the middle of the park and we were never really stretched at any time, which takes a lot of hard work and organisation, and the players deserve all the credit in the world for that. âIn the main we dealt with a lot of their set-pieces brilliantly, Tom Heaton dealt with a lot of good deliveries and we stood up to what was still a tough afternoon. âFrom where Albert Adomah and Stephen Pearson scored their goals you can see the desire to get into good positions and score. âLast weekâs result which was a more than decent performance was something to build on and weâve come to a team full of good players and showed real assurance, and we need to keep that with us. âMiddlesbrough, to their credit, still kept trying to play. But towards the end when they started throwing a few diagonals and playing the style of football they donât normally play, I knew we had them. ''' âWeâve scored three goals away from home and, although weâre still waiting for that first clean sheet, weâve got to be pleased with everything ' The ' Gaffer ' said it all.....Good Enough For Me..
Hopefully we can build on this. A lot of us thought me included that the line up was awful. I even commented that this could be a massive gamble and possibly lose his job. But he got that one spot on, he see's the players day in day out where we don't. Not getting carried away, hard game to come on Tuesday but lets be honest they are all hard in the Championship so hopefully we can carry on the way it's going.
I am happy to let the guy paid to do the job, do the managing, whilst I do the supporting. He knows more about football and the players than I do. So I am keeping the faith
I'm just happy that we're scoring again and that we landed a win. McInnes should still be deeply concerned that we're still yet to land a clean sheet, as we've signed numerous players and still cannot solve our defensive woes.
It's a step on the road to recovery but we have got to remain focused. The players confidence is fragile at best and one defeat could send us back into the mire- both in the table and mentally.
Not many games in the championship have 'nil' in them. Usually only 1 or 2 games. It's such a competitive league that anyone can beat anyone on their day. As long as we keep scoring and don't lose confidence if we do concede I'll be happy...
