Crawley Town boss proud of his players after goalless draw at Birmingham ity

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Crawley Town drew 0-0 at League One champions Birmingham City on Good Friday. Here is Scott Lindsey's thoughts on the game

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00:00Scott, here after a goalless draw at Birmingham, how are your thoughts on the game?

00:05Yeah, really proud of the team actually, I thought we were brilliant today, I thought we were excellent,

00:09I thought we got the game plan not far off spot on.

00:13I thought we actually probably had the biggest chance of the game when Roosh-Netburne Murphy

00:17blazed it over the bar, probably could have been a bit more composed in that moment

00:21to put the ball in the net, but listen, another day he scores that.

00:27I'm really proud of the team, I've come for one or two at half-time,

00:33because I felt that we were really close to the game plan, but not quite there.

00:39I felt that we were at times pretending to press, where don't pretend, go all out, go after them,

00:47because they will make passes at the back, they're a possession-based team,

00:50they will play possession from the goalkeeper and they'll play into the pivots

00:54to play out to the centre-halves and play little hook passes, and I wanted us to be a little more aggressive with that.

01:02And I thought we did it brilliantly in the second half, which Roosh-Netburne Murphy's chance come from that.

01:08But no, I can't moan at the players, they were outstanding against a top top side by the way,

01:14they're a championship side, really clear to see that.

01:20But I thought we were excellent, in terms of possession ourselves, I don't know what the stats are,

01:26I would say it was probably in their favour, but I do know that we were very controlled

01:30in very large moments of the game where we played out from the back.

01:34You know, I know Alfie May was kind of pressing Dion, then pressing the keeper,

01:38and we were picking him off and we played through the thirds really cleanly and efficiently.

01:44Yeah, I'm really proud, I thought we were very good today, I think it's a very good point,

01:48a top place, you know, it's a proper place this, a hard place to come.

01:52And it's a good point here, there's a good springboard going into those last three games.

01:56The results haven't completely gone your way, but you're still in touch, aren't you?

02:00So it's still well alive.

02:01Yeah, well, listen, the next three games are the biggest.

02:04We wanted to come away from this game with something, we have, so tick in the box.

02:09We now need to go and do what we've got to do.

02:11We've got to get down the road, recover the players and get ready for Monday.

02:15But yeah, listen, I'm proud of the players, I thought we were excellent today.

02:19Yeah, I can't ask any more.

02:23Yeah, I was really pleased with it.

02:26I liked the fact that where I was sitting in the stadium,

02:30I could see the game plan really clearly, I could see the shape of the team.

02:35It was actually a really good afternoon.

02:37Yeah, and sitting up higher there, it gives you a different vantage point, doesn't it?

02:41How does that make you see the game differently?

02:43It's just clearer. I like it, I've always liked it, you know,

02:47the times I've been suspended before, which is a few too many now.

02:51I've enjoyed it.

02:52I sat next to my partner and I sat next to Tobias as well.

02:56I didn't speak to my partner all game, by the way.

02:59I was focused on the game and I was obviously in communications with the bench

03:05and constantly writing notes.

03:09But it was so clear, you can see the shape of the team really clearly.

03:15And I just felt that the one thing for me was I think that we could have pressed him hard.

03:19I think we could have come after him a little bit more.

03:21And at times when we did it, the keeper didn't have an answer, he booted it.

03:24And because we're so kind of like man for man at the back.

03:27And so I back my defenders to defend their moments, which they did brilliantly.

03:31I thought Charlie Bach was outstanding today, as was Dion, as was Radders as well.

03:35They didn't really have an answer when we come after him and pressed him.

03:40There was at times when we didn't do it properly and pretended to press

03:44was the times that they cut through us really cleanly, which I wanted us to be more aggressive.

03:49Yeah, and a word for Toby Stewart, obviously he made that great save in the first minute for Stansfield.

03:54But he was superb throughout the whole game, wasn't he?

03:56Yeah, I didn't think we started the game particularly well in the first five minutes.

04:00I thought we were off it.

04:01I know obviously Ben Radcliffe started on the right-hand side

04:05and I saw Stansfield got in behind him and down the sides of him a few times early on in the game.

04:10I thought, right, we need to make a change there.

04:12So I just changed Charlie over because I know Charlie's got that little bit more experience

04:18than probably Ben has and I thought that maybe Charlie can deal with Stansfield better than in that moment.

04:24But yeah, listen, I thought Toby was brilliant in goal.

04:28I thought not just his shot stopping but also the way he had the ball and the decisions that he made.

04:34I thought Dion really helped him with the goal kicks.

04:37I thought we looked really good playing out from the back today

04:39and a lot of credit has got to go to Toby with that.

04:44Yeah, and when you see a performance like that, I know when you came in you said after the first days of training

04:49you said, how is this team down at the bottom?

04:50But when you see a performance like that it makes you wonder even more, doesn't it?

04:53Yeah, I think the players give me everything today.

04:55I thought they got the game plan spot on.

04:58I just wanted that little bit more in the first half and not to get shy by the fact

05:03that we're playing in front of 27,000 against Birmingham who were the champions.

05:06I don't care.

05:07I wanted just to go out there and really show us.

05:11It's important that we showed us today and I think we did that in the end.

05:14You know, I'm proud.

05:16I'm really proud of the team.

05:18The fans were outstanding.

05:20The disappointment for me about being suspended was not to be able to go and engage with them before and after.

05:25I tried to afterwards it kind of snuck out and clapped them and a few of them saw me.

05:30So, yeah, that was just a disappointment for that.

05:33But like, yeah, brilliant.

05:34It sang all the way through the game.

05:35The numbers that they brought.

05:37Incredible to say that we are where we are and they're sticking with the players like that.

05:40Brilliant.

05:41Well done, fans.

05:42By the way, brilliant.

05:43Great. Thanks, Scott.

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