Taouil: Bryson is Scotland class

23 January 2009 17:29
Moroccan midfielder Taouil capitalised on good work from Bryson in Thursday's 3-1 Homecoming Scottish Cup fourth-round replay win over rivals Ayr United at Rugby Park to put his side ahead after Simon Ford had levelled Bryan Prunty's opener for the visitors.[LNB]A trademark driving run from Bryson ended with the former Clyde player's shot being saved by Ayr keeper Stephen Grindlay, with Taouil on hand to drive in the rebound.[LNB]Ford grabbed another before the end to give Killie their first derby win since 1994 and book a trip to Inverness in the fifth round.[LNB]Taouil tipped his 22-year-old team mate, who has played for Scotland Under-21s, to force his way in to George Burley's squad.[LNB]He said: "He works really hard and he has the quality to do it (become a full international).[LNB]"He keeps running and running, forwards and back, and he does a great job for us in the middle of the park.[LNB]"It's not fair to compare him with other players but I think he will be a really good player."[LNB]Taouil, 25, who previously played for Montpellier and Nuremberg, is hoping the home win over Ayr has arrested Killie's poor form at Rugby Park.[LNB]Before the visit of their Ayrshire rivals, Jim Jefferies' side had won only one of their previous eight games in front of their home fans.[LNB]Hamilton are the visitors on Sunday in the Scottish Premier League and Taouil is looking for the Killie fans to cheer them on to victory in the same enthusiastic way they did on Thursday night, when they made up the bulk of the 11,563 crowd.[LNB]"In the recent games against Aberdeen and Hearts, we didn't play badly at all," he said.[LNB]"It's important that when we have the chance to score, we take it because the other teams take them all the time.[LNB]"But I don't worry about our home form; I know that we can come back and hopefully we will it keep going against Hamilton on Sunday.[LNB]"We hope the fans stay with us; they were really good against Ayr and it's better than when there are not many supporters in the stadium.[LNB]"Even when we were losing 1-0, the fans were with us and they gave us the power which was very important for us.[LNB]"That's why we wanted to pay them back.[LNB]"I think they enjoyed the game so I hope they return."[LNB][LNB]  

Source: Team_Talk