Source: Bournemouth_Echo
Cherries: Jalal apologises for equaliser error
HONEST Shwan Jalal carried the can and apologised for his part in the equaliser that set Saints on their way to a derby day triumph.[LNB] Star goalkeeper Jalal owned up to an uncharacteristic error after Cherries lost the south coast showdown 3-1 to fall behind in the League One promotion race.[LNB] Leading through Lauri Dalla Valle's excellent early volley, the hosts conceded a leveller when Jason Pearce was dispossessed by Rickie Lambert, who crossed for Lee Barnard to head home.[LNB] Second-half strikes from Dean Hammond and Lambert sealed the verdict, but it was the soft nature of Barnard's goal that left Jalal annoyed.[LNB] The stopper, one of the outstanding performers during Cherries' rise in recent seasons, saw the Southampton frontman's header slip through his grasp and admitted it should have been a routine save.[LNB] Jalal told the Echo: We went 1-0 up and then, for their first goal, I have to look at myself and put up my hands for that. It was a basic error on my behalf and I can only apologise.[LNB] I'm not going to lie, I was really angry with myself. It was a case of thinking about what I was going to do once I caught the ball, rather than just finishing off the save.[LNB] The previous manager, Eddie Howe, Neil Moss (goalkeeping coach) and Lee Bradbury have told me it's not whether you get knocked down, it's whether you get back up again.[LNB] I thought I gave a good account of myself after that and have got to take it on the chin, get back to the training ground and work on the mistakes.[LNB] It was a routine catch for me but one of those where I was thinking I was going to get up and set up an attack, which is one of my strengths.[LNB] But I should have finished off the save before thinking what I was going to do. I said sorry to the boys about it, they were great, and we just move on.[LNB] Jalal felt the 3-1 scoreline was very unjust on Cherries, who had arguably enjoyed the better of proceedings until Hammond's close-range goal put Saints ahead.[LNB] He added: We have got to take it on the chin and move on. We have got 10 games now and we have just got to do the best we can.[LNB] What doesn't kill you makes you stronger. We've got to get back up and look forward to Carlisle next Saturday.[LNB] We have got to put up our hands and say it just didn't come off for us. But I don't think we should be disappointed with the way we played.[LNB] We were disappointed with the way we played against Exeter because we didn't give any fight, but on Saturday I thought we really went for it and, unfortunately, it didn't pay off.[LNB]
