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00:00 Paul Corneil win against Ballon and another really fresh performance there today.
00:05 Yeah in the end it was, I think the first half hour was real scrappy, no real quality in it.
00:10 Paul Ballon worked really hard, closed everything down.
00:13 And then yeah eventually we got a little bit of quality shown through in the first half.
00:18 And yeah second half we controlled it well.
00:21 That first half hour, was it just a case of trying to wear them down, work them out a bit?
00:26 Not for my, on our behalf I think it's credit to Ballon.
00:31 It's a difficult one, with us all season, teams have tried different things.
00:36 And when they worked as hard as they did at this stage of the season, they just blew up.
00:41 And yeah we cruised through second half.
00:45 Yeah they're always going to tire when they're putting in that effort.
00:49 And obviously once you've got the first one, it's a very unselfish effort from Owen to square Shams.
00:54 And the second one obviously just a couple of minutes later as well.
00:57 Yeah, Owen was good today.
01:00 He had one in the first half, the one on one, which he should have put away.
01:04 But he took it a little bit early.
01:06 But yeah the first one I think maybe played on his mind.
01:09 And then they just rolled it across to Shams attacking.
01:12 Yeah unselfish, and yeah he got his rewards shortly after.
01:15 Yeah then Shams obviously returned the favour, so the second one set up Owen.
01:18 Yeah they got to grips with it in the end.
01:20 Like I say in the second half hour, they got to grips with Ballon.
01:23 But once we did, like I say, we were firmly in control.
01:27 And then what do you say at half time, you got those two goals late in the first half, you got 2-0 up.
01:31 But obviously wanting to address the steal things from the first half hour or just push on?
01:37 Yeah, we didn't say too much from the sideline.
01:39 We wanted them to work it out.
01:42 We wanted them to work out what Ballon were doing.
01:45 And like I say, it took a while but we got better.
01:48 And then at half time it was just about making the changes.
01:52 Understanding what they were doing and just punishing them for what they were trying to do.
01:57 Obviously with the busy schedule, you managed to make that triple change at half time.
02:01 And then obviously two more in the second half, the five subs again.
02:04 Just sort of managing that, which you're having to do with all these games aren't you really?
02:07 Yeah, you have to do.
02:09 You said it before, that lad is our squad's max of the day.
02:13 He's played a lot of games and he's a bit tight.
02:15 So yeah, we've got one spare at the minute.
02:18 We're doing the same again on Tuesday, that's gone.
02:21 And then second half, obviously Ballon was tired and you were able to push on in that second half.
02:28 Obviously, you got Leeds to biffle in the third one.
02:32 You kept that free kick alive and then he was there to finish it off.
02:35 Yeah, exactly that.
02:37 The bench that we brought on, the bench that we had today,
02:40 with Cox in for Ballon, it was real strong.
02:43 You're bringing on Lemar, Lids and Chani with his physical presence.
02:47 Lids and Lemar full of running.
02:49 They were a big impact at half-time.
02:53 Like I say, Ballon I don't think really got out of that half.
02:56 In the second half, I don't think Ballon was safe to make.
02:59 Obviously, Owen got the full front late on and obviously good to mark his contract.
03:04 Obviously, Daz signed a contract as well, which is obviously great as well,
03:07 obviously, for starting to look at some boys next season.
03:10 Yeah, delighted to get them two on board for next season.
03:12 Yeah, big boost. I think a big boost for Owen as well.
03:15 He's come through the banks here.
03:18 I think if he'd won at the start of the season, we'd have been looking,
03:21 thinking as a young lad, will he play as much with what we're bringing in?
03:25 And rightly so, he's starting every week at the minute.
03:28 He's one we go to.
03:30 He's stepped up to that challenge, hasn't he?
03:32 Yeah, massively. I think step four is going to suit him.
03:36 I think he's going to really shine through in step four and kick on even more.
03:42 Daz obviously signed as well.
03:44 He's been injured recently, but we all know some of the impact he's had this season.
03:47 Yeah, delighted that we got him on board for next season and the fans as well.
03:53 When he plays, he's a special talent and he's a joy to watch.
03:56 So, yeah, we'll be looking forward to him again next season.
04:00 Just thoughts on Cobleman, which is obviously another quick turnaround.
04:03 Another quick turnaround, yeah. I think we were supposed to have a little break,
04:07 but yeah, it's one of the most for me before a cup game,
04:09 we do really want the physical side that they've got in their ranks.
04:14 But one, we'll have to take care of the ball on Tuesday and manage ourselves through.