Sousa salutes players

14 September 2010 23:30
Leicester manager Paulo Sousa saluted his side's "anger and desire" as they recorded their first win of the season at home to Cardiff. Andy King's second-half brace saw Sousa's men beat Cardiff 2-1 to clamber out of the bottom three in the npower Championship after Lee Naylor's fluke goal had put the Bluebirds ahead. The Foxes were a different side after the break and thoroughly deserved the three points after a display of high tempo passing football. Sousa said: "I am very happy and we have deserved this win before so it is nice to get under way. I feel the team is closer to my personality now. We had the character, anger and desire to win the game and my image is on them now." He added: "I recognised the anxiety in the stadium when we went behind but we had been playing well. We finished the first half well and we raised the intensity after the break. "We increased the tempo and had much better quality in our movement. We created good chances and controlled the game. But I knew it was coming. During the international break the players' approach changed. They started to understand what approach we needed and the spirit and attitude. We were much more positive in everything we do and we need to be consistent now."

Source: PA