Rafa pleased

Last updated : 24 November 2007 By Adam Bryant
"We must be please to win 3-0 away, playing as well as we did today it could have been more but we must be pleased," he said after the 3-0 victory.
"I was pleased with the mentality of the players, the commitment, the passing, the chances that we are creating - a lot of things.

"I think we try to play the same home and away. The difference is that the other team pay higher when we are away and there is more space but at home they sit deep and it is more difficult.
"It's important for us to keep the team at the top of the table. We are unbeaten so we are in a very good position."

When asked about the well-documented rift between himself and the club's owners George Gillett and Tom Hickes, he added: "They don't understand the transfer window in Europe. When you sign a player he needs to settle down so they need to understand how difficult it is to sign players and when you have possibilities now you must do it now or you will lose the players so I was trying to explain.

"They said ok, keep calm, and I will try to continue winning games for my supporters. I'm sure it's not serious. If they understand the football here in Europe they will understand that we are trying to do the best for the club."