“Look, firstly it’s pride in the efforts of the players and the staff. I thought the lads were outstanding tonight, well prepared, disciplined, organised, as you need to be, because it’s a difficult place to come to, we knew that, they have a great home record, but the way the guys handled it all was outstanding, so, great pride and joy as well, because we know what it does for our supporters. There were a few hundred here tonight, they won’t forget it, and thousands back home that we’ve now given them some hope, something to dream about, and we’ll now look forward to the next couple of weeks and preparing for a big game.”
Ange on how we got it right tactically, especially in our press…“I think the key to playing them here… you know they like to get into a bit of a rhythm, they like to play quickly, they are obviously used to this surface and try to take advantage of any uncertainty from the opposition. Our press is as good as anyone’s and today, we had to be really aggressive with that. The boys were really disciplined and, at times, even if we weren’t winning the ball, we were disrupting their rhythm, we didn't really allow them into our half with any sort of clear possession, so, credit to the lads, they were well prepared for it, but they executed it perfectly.”
Ange on what pleased him most from the performance…“The maturity of the lads to handle it. I thought we were really good in the first leg and probably should have had a more comfortable lead, and the way the club is always perceived, there’s a nervousness around the club, then you realise their home record, the surface, all these things which are legitimate challenges. I just loved the way the boys just stayed calm throughout, never fazed by anything, knew what they had to do and got the job done.”
Ange on facing United in the final…“Yes, it's exciting. It's brilliant. We know, irrespective of which club you’re at, you don’t get these opportunities too often, so you want to make the most of them. We’ve a couple of weeks to prepare for it, it should be a great game and obviously it gives our supporters some hope now that we can do something special this year.”
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