Tony Pulis

So we kept them in third gear and they come out second half in the same gear and we knew we could get better and we did.

First goal for Balassi since November.

How pleased for him?

It was a big goal.

I think he looked affected today a little bit.

I was thinking about taking him off, if I'm honest, because we have a lot of offensive players.

But of course, he's so important to us.

And I thought just one moment might lift him.

And I think that moment will lift him because that's a great goal.

You could argue that maybe the pizza should save it, but it's a great hit and I'm so pleased for him.

That will definitely give him a major boost for these remaining games.

This is a big week for you now, isn't it?

What should your players take from today?

Well, what they should take from today is maybe a little bit more...

exuberance we still need in the team at times.

We showed it towards the end, but really we should have had more of that in the first half.

But it's understandable.

This is a tough place and they keep possession well.

And Ozil was having one of those first halves where while everyone else is perhaps in third gear, he's in another orbit at times and he was creating and causing us problems.

We sorted him out better the second half.