Paul Lambert

But I couldn't fault the team.

We were strong in every department.

We looked a real threat against a really good side.

None whatsoever, and I think he's the best goalkeeper in Britain, I really do, I think he's absolutely fabulous at this minute in time, and it will be the making of him, it's how he comes back from it, you pick yourself up, you dust yourself down, you go again, and I think that's the sign of great players.

They make mistakes, that's how you come back from them.

It won't be his first, it certainly won't be his last, but Butland, since I've been to the football club, has been huge.

Not just on the pitch party, but often.

That can happen, but the pleasing thing for me is we're well in games.

And I think that's a big, big improvement.

Everybody who looks at us at the minute knows we're going to have a hard game.

The improvement's been huge.

We've only been here just over four weeks, so the turnaround's been vast for us.

But we're certainly playing well enough to win football matches.

Huge.

The players are the ones that actually play the game, they're the most important people at the club, along with the supporters.

Again, the supporters coming here in their thousands, they were fantastic for us.

We need them, but we're certainly playing well enough.

I've got no problem with the performance levels at this minute in time, or their effort and their commitment to win games.

If we keep doing what we're doing, then we'll certainly pull away from it.

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