Having scored a stunning equaliser to help Wolves fight back to take their FA Cup third round tie against Brentford to a replay, Tommy Doyle was pleased with the togetherness and resilience displayed by his team.
The Manchester City loanee had to patrol the centre of the park by himself for the majority of the contest after fellow midfielder Joao Gomes was shown a red card inside the opening 10 minutes at the Gtech Community Stadium, before he struck an incredible effort to earn Wolves a place in the pot for the fourth round draw.
On fighting for a draw
“It was difficult. We know as soon as the red card happened that it was going to be a tough match. It becomes an uphill battle as soon as you go down to 10 men, but I think that just shows how resilient this team is, how together this team is.
“Obviously, Joao made a mistake and we had to stick together, so to come away with a draw and take it to a replay, for us, is really good.”
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On Gomes’ sending off
“I don’t know whether it was a sending off. Maybe it was a red card, I’m not too sure as it happened fast. I saw his ankle roll, but I’m not sure.
“I know there was one on me where it was probably similar, so if you go off that then it should be a red card for them too. But whatever the ref’s decision is we have to go by and that’s what we did.”
On his stunning equaliser
“I’ve never hit a shot so sweetly with my left foot! With them balls, whenever you get the opportunity to have a shot, they move a lot, so you’ve got to try and put your foot through it.
“I hit it really nicely and thankfully it went in.”
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On the upcoming winter break
“The lads have worked really hard and now we can have a break. We can relax and get ready for when we come back because it will all come thick and fast once again.
“We’ve got some good, tough games when we come back so it’s exciting.”
