RLB singled out Eliezer Mayenda for praise, with the young forward forced to play out wide against Millwall due to both the impressive form of Wilson Isidor up front and Patrick Roberts' suspension.
NO EXPECTATIONS
"Eliezer played as a right winger and I spoke with him this morning about it. I said that I had no expectations about him before the game because we didn't know how he would do, and he did very well."
VERSATILE SQUAD
"Aaron showed he can play as a ten. We played a very good game in the first half and this is good for the depth of the squad. We know we need 16/17 players able to play and make an impact as a substitute. We would have liked to have won more games [recently] but I think for our process, we are heading in the right direction."
CREATIVE SQUAD BUILDING
"It is good for me. Sometimes when you have fewer players, it can force you to be creative. In that situation the players can find out new layers about the game and it was really the case here. When I spoke to Eliezer this morning I said that I did not expect too much because I knew this was new. He played very well as a real winger. There are many things to improve, distances out of possession, the triggers [for pressing] and so on but the way he played against Millwall, a good team and especially away, it was impressive."
TOUGH GAME, YOUNG PLAYERS
These were tough conditions but it created an opportunity to find something new. It can be like this with young players, you think you are struggling a lot but you can discover something new and it's really enjoyable for me."
