Alan Curbishley Quotes on Goals (5 Quotes)

Then we got the bonus of the goals, which gave us something to hold on to and in the second half we were not under that much pressure.

I think we needed it. In the first half we looked very nervous, very edgy. But we got the goal on the break. Confidence is a big thing in football. This run we've had has been hard to take.

If you look at the amount of games we have drawn then it's about average, but they've just all come at the same time. The clean sheets have helped us back on track. Now that we've tightened up I want us to get back to being more fruitful in front of goal and start scoring some more.

(Chelsea) is powerful, disciplined, well-organized and they have got so many match-winners. If you don't make a mistake like we did for the first goal, they have so much quality that can change a game on its head which is difficult for everybody else.

As far as I'm concerned Darren has just got to keep in Eriksson's face. I don't mean by scoring every week or getting to 20 goals, he just has to perform well and try to improve his game. There are going to be games when he isn't going to score so he has to contribute more in other ways. If he can do that it is only going to enhance his position.