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NEWS: Coach Chris Cornes’ Emotional Response To Exciting Win
The second leg of the semi-final takes place in Southend on Saturday, with City leading Great Wakering Rovers 1-0 thanks to a spectacular goal from Elliot Hartley 13 minutes into time.
Furthermore, based on the ninety minutes played on Saturday, Cornes is fully aware that the job is just halfway done and that this tie is everything but finished. “1-0 is hardly here nor there really and it’s a slender lead,” the manager stated.
According to their strategy, they most likely would have started the day with a 1-0 lead. They didn’t really play with any intensity, even down 1-0, so they will likely be the happier of the two teams.
Since our performance wasn’t really there, there’s a slight silence in the dressing room (City). I would have been happy at the beginning of the day to have started the first leg with a 1-0 lead.
“Yet, a couple of the performances were lackluster. But since football is a team sport, we can’t always play at 80 or 90 percent; occasionally you have to perform below par.
“I am happy with the result, why wouldn’t I be, but we are only half-way there.” Captain Adam Mace repeated those remarks and gave teammate and game-winning Hartley a lot of appreciation.
You should never judge someone based just on their league standing because Great Wakering is an extremely well-run team. In all honesty, we didn’t take them for granted, and the first leg of the cup final was presumably very routine.
However, we are excited to bring a lead to Southend the following week. When Elliot Hartley entered the game and scored a wonderful goal, I felt he was just fantastic.
“He was probably disappointed to be sitting on the bench but his attitude was brilliant and to come on and do what he did, hats off to him.”
