Timing good for Poortvliet (From This is Hampshire)

Timing good for Poortvliet

8:00am Monday 25th August 2008

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Jan Poortvliet revealed part of his half-time team talk at Derby was to tell his side it might have been a good thing they hadn't taken the lead their dominance deserved.

Saints went ahead just before the break against Birmingham the previous week and went on to lose the game.

With that in mind Poortvliet admitted almost being pleased that his side went in at 0-0 and it proved to be correct as Saints ran out 1-0 winners.

He said: "The only thing said at half-time apart from some instructions was that I thought it was an advantage that we didn't make the goal.

"Against Birmingham we made the goal before half-time and we thought the game was over and this time we had to make the goal after half-time and go on.

"Sometimes it's good to make the goal after half-time."

David McGoldrick initially claimed the Saints winner but it was clearly Adam Lallana's.

However, Poortvliet felt they deserved a goal each.

"I think they both deserved it - Dave could have scored three goals and Adam was outstanding in the way he played and I thought Lee also," said Poortvliet.

"It's a pity for Dave but Adam made it and he deserved it."

Poortvliet will today check on injury victims Lloyd James and Lee Holmes who went off with ankle and hamstring problems respectively before Saints take on Birmingham again in the second round of the Carling Cup at St Mary's tomorrow night.

Full story in today's Daily Echo

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