Tindall hails `fantastic` Cherries

03 January 2011 19:30
Bournemouth assistant manager Jason Tindall claimed his side were "fantastic to a man" as they secured a 3-1 home win against Brentford to climb up to third place in the table. Liam Feeney set the Cherries on their way with an 11th-minute opener and after Lee Bradbury's 65th-minute own goal had drawn Brentford level, Marvin Bartley scored his first goal in more than two years for the home side before Steve Fletcher made sure of the points with a late third. Bournemouth goalkeeper Shwan Jalal brilliantly saved Charlie MacDonald's 71st-minute penalty after Shaun Cooper had handled in the area. Tindall said: "There are a lot of positives for us from this game. I thought we were outstanding. We were pressing them well, passing the ball very well and we played with confidence, which is encouraging. "When things went against us we reacted positively and we had to do that because Brentford are a very good team and difficult to beat either home or away. "They put us under pressure at various times during the game, but we got our goals at the right time. The penalty save was important even though I think it was a soft one to give, Jalal pulled off a fantastic save which was very important. But I thought that to a man we were fantastic, from front-to-back."

Source: PA