The Kingfishers' view own their 6-1 Gwent Senior Cup win over Newport Saints
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00:00Right, so that's through to the semi-finals now. How would you sum up the team's performance today?
00:06To be honest, we didn't have the best of starts. I thought we were quite poor for the first 15 or 20 minutes.
00:12For Newport's sakes and credit, they started and came out of the blocks really quickly.
00:17It took us a little while to settle into the game, but I thought when we did, we were very good.
00:23And I thought that we knocked it around particularly well.
00:26Going a goal behind isn't something we've been used to for a while. We have been in front most games recently.
00:31So I think that gave us a bit of a GF and a bit of a kick up the bum to get going.
00:35And then we got a goal and we settled down. We played some really, really good stuff then.
00:40Obviously, the sending off for them changed the game really for both teams.
00:46We really dominated the ball then for a long period of the game.
00:51And we knocked it around. We all scored goals quite comfortably then from different positions and different situations.
00:57So I think if you look through the team from back to front, Ethan was outstanding.
01:02Two penalty saves, what else can you say? That's an incredible performance by any goalkeeper at any level.
01:08I thought Robert Lorry at the back was really good. He marched us incredibly well to walk through the midfield game.
01:14And then at front, I thought Ibra was really excellent as well.
01:17I thought he really ran our line well and led the line for us and gave us a real good platform to build from.
01:23So yeah, really good. I'm really pleased with the whole team performance.
01:26Guys came off the bench, also got goals and did well.
01:29So yeah, as a squad, it's a squad game. It's not a team game, it's a squad game.
01:33We got strength in depth. So yeah, I thought we did really, really well today.
01:37Was there any tactics that needed to be changed? Because obviously, with the fixture being changed quite late?
01:45No, we've got our way of playing. It suits us. I think the guys are built into it.
01:52We work hard at training. I'll be honest, it's not a thing we just throw out on a Saturday.
01:58We work hard at training and the guys are really committed to it.
02:00The numbers of training are very good and it pays off. We're not the way all around we are.
02:06Like I say, the game on a Saturday is a replication of what we do on a Tuesday night.
02:14Right, so looking ahead, it's back in league action next weekend. What are you expecting from that game?
02:20Tough game. Yeah, Clearlook have really sold out their game in the last few games.
02:25They've beaten Rogerston recently, which is a really good performance.
02:29So we know we're in for a really tough game.
02:31We played them a couple of times last year and struggled in early doors.
02:35Their set pieces are very good. So it's something we're going to have to be good at next week.
02:39If we want to continue our run, we're doing really well. We're on a really good run.
02:42So we've just got to continue. If we want to keep climbing in the league, we've got to keep doing well.
02:46Right, so two penalty saves from yourself. How would you sum up your performance today?
02:50Yeah, I think two penalty saves can't really go wrong with that really.
02:55I thought the team played okay, but obviously there's still room for improvement.
03:00But yeah, to get through to the next round with a win, I'm really happy.
03:05Right, so looking at the team's performance today, how would you sum up?
03:08Yeah, good. With a 6-1 win, it's really, really good.
03:11And yeah, to get through to the next round, that's the most important thing for me.
03:16And yeah, we've got big games coming ahead. So lots of things like this.
03:20Yeah, so looking at those games ahead, what are you expecting from them?
03:25It's going to be tough games, but we've got a brilliant group here.
03:28We've got amazing coaching staff and a great bunch of lads really.
03:32So yeah, I'm really looking forward to it.