Lallana and team prove critics wrong (From This is Hampshire)

Lallana and team prove critics wrong

8:00am Monday 25th August 2008

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Adam Lallana believes Saints' scintillating performance against Derby has "proven a few critics wrong".

The midfielder grabbed the only goal of the game as Saints picked up their first win of the season at Pride Park with a terrific footballing display.

After two defeats in their opening two league matches questions were being asked by sections of the fans as to whether Jan Poortvliet's belief in a young team and total football ethos was the right way ahead.

Lallana thinks the players have shown it is.

He said: "We've proved a few critics wrong.

"They've said that we're a young team and we couldn't hack it in the Championship, but we've proved them wrong.

"We're a bunch of kids who just want to play football. We enjoy it and we just want to get on with it.

"At Derby we did that and we're thoroughly proud of ourselves.

"Our philosophy is to get on the ball and play and just let it go.

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