Face saving Adrian blames home nerves
Commenting in the national press the heroic keeper said: “For us, I think it is much better to play away from home but you have your fans here and of course if you play well, the fans are with you..
“But if not, everyone is a little bit nervous. We need a result or to score first to have our fans with us.
“We need to start much better because we allow the other team to have more confidence and they can score.
“Away from home probably the team play without pressure when you play a big team as everyone thinks you are going to lose.
“But it is not an excuse. We need to improve here at home and keep going away from home with the same performances.
“What else can we do? We can’t play every time away from home!”
Adrian even produced a face-saving block when he stopped Cameron Jerome’s full-blooded volley with his boat.
“I did not have time to put my hands up so I put my face!” he laughed.