Juande Ramos stressed that the result was all important as his reign as Head
Coach kicked-off with a Carling Cup win against Blackpool.
Another
impressive 30,000-plus crowd was at the Lane to herald in the new era and goals
from Robbie Keane and Pascal Chimbonda ensured a safe passage into the
quarter-finals.
The game wasn't without scares though as Blackpool missed a
golden chance before Keane's 18th-minute opener and then struck the crossbar and
forced Paul Robinson into his best save of the season at 1-0 before Chimbonda's
header gave us breathing space in the second half.
"The most important thing
was the victory," reflected Juande. "I thought the team played well,
we had spells of good football and now we have to look forward to the next
round. "On the positive side the players showed great willingness to play
and fought hard for the victory, it was physically very hard
especially as it was only three days since the last game.
"I suppose the
negative side is that Blackpool had three or four chances to score and we
shouldn't allow those chances.
"The game was how we expected, Blackpool are
from a lower league but they tried as hard as they could and gave
everything.
"It was very important to get a victory to give us more security,
to calm the players down a bit and give us confidence. The last results have
been quite negative and we needed to stop that run of results, so to get this
result was vital."
Victory means we take our place in a strong quarter-final
line-up alongisde Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Everton, West
Ham and Blackburn.
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