Defender Arbenit Xhemajli has spoken about his performance in our 3-0 win against Wigan at the weekend. Xhemajli played extremely well, especially considering how short of first team minutes he is. He has spoke about the road to his League debut and on our ambitions going forward.
MENTALLY STRONG
"Some people probably doubted me because I was out for a long time but I never doubted myself. I was always working hard and had a lot of patience. I have waited over 30 games (this season) and even last season for a whole season. I knew if I had my opportunity I had to deliver and for me there were no excuses. I'm mentally strong and have been pushing myself for my family, and even for the club."
CRAMP
"I came here to show them what I'm able to do, my family always had my back and I have good people around me at the club who have been helping me with my injury to get back to fitness.
I've never had that cramp in my career but I felt my calf on Thursday in the training and I didn't want to tell anyone because I saw there was an opportunity for me and I couldn't let the opportunity go out of my hands. I kept my strong mentality with me, tried to do my best, and at the end I got a little bit of cramp but it's going to be fine."
QUALITY
"We came here to Wigan who are second in the table. We knew it was going to be a hard fight and a hard game. As a defender it was important for us to keep a clean sheet, after the Portsmouth game - it's been a long wait. The win shows what we can achieve. I think we have a lot of quality. We have young players, we have experienced players and we have to show up.’’
CHARLTON
"That's what we did on Saturday and we did a very good performance that will give us some motivation and confidence for the next game. Now we have a day off to recover and the next game will be on Saturday against Charlton and let's see if we can take three points there as well."
OPPORTUNITY
"Obviously the last few results were not really what we wanted but hopefully with this 3-0 win we get a bounce to win some more games. Before the game he said how we were going to play and that I should enjoy the game because I have been waiting a long time for my opportunity. I have told him I am going to be ready and I'm made for these games. I've told him as well there are no excuses from my side because I have to deliver."
FANS
"The fans gave us a real lift. Not just on Saturday but throughout the whole season they've been immense, even at home games, every time 30,000 supporters. It is always a motivation to play for a big club and our goal is to get promoted. That's what we are fighting for."
