Bolton Wanderers reaction | Brian Barry-Murphy

Brian Barry-Murphy
Brian Barry-Murphy spoke to the assembled press following City’s 2-0 victory over Bolton Wanderers at Cardiff City Stadium.

“It’s an incredible feeling, really." Brian began. “We had real awareness that our home results in the past few games haven't been what we wanted, so to see the supporters return in such numbers today, and give everybody ultimately what they want and craved, is huge for us.”

“I couldn’t have been happier with the intent of the players in the first half. The focus of half time was to make sure we could reassert our dominance and create the chances that we had in the first half, and we did that and scored.

“The goals [came at] important times for us to reflect our dominance, which we probably haven’t done in the recent past. It was a big help for us to win as convincingly as we did against a team as strong as Bolton.

“From the very first minute of the game we were really aggressive - we never took a step back. Even when Bolton, who are a really good team, played passes and got into our box, we defended our goal with real intensity, aggression and skill."

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Brian continued by highlighting the importance of City’s first goal, emphasising how set-pieces are a crucial part of the way the Bluebirds play.

He said: “We spoke throughout the international break about the importance of improving all aspects of our game. The players have worked a lot on set pieces because it is such an important part of the game, so to score from that was very important.

"It can give you the dominance on the scoreline that we haven't had in recent games. It’s something we want to improve on and attach real importance to in training, so that when it comes to the game, we have a great chance of scoring, and the belief is there in the players.

“This Club has been synonymous with strikers who score from crosses, and the supporters love it."

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