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"We were moaning only a few weeks ago about turning around our away form - and we have. Now it is time to get the home form right as well. I was always going to play 4-5-1 here, as we did last season. People say it is a defensive set-up but if it is used right and you play the ball quickly, it can be a positive formation and a massive weapon for us.
"We have the attacking minded players to operate that system in a positive way. We are always going to be a threat and we created a lot of chances. We could have won the game by four or five goals and we must be due to give someone a good hiding.
"When you come to good sides with good home form you can play 4-5-1 and stifle it. We've got Ian (Moore) wide with pace, we've got (Edrissa) Sonko wide with pace. We've got Kaysy (Antony Kay) in there who likes a shot and Jenno (Steve Jennings) who can get forward. People say it's a defensive set up, but if you use it right and you use the ball quickly it can be a massive weapon.
"Ian (Goodison) wanted to come off with 20 minutes to go. He kept on waving his hand at us and we kept on signalling for him to keep going for another five minutes. That's how he got through it. It is ironic. We set the game for Monday so we could play Ian Goodison and now it looks like he probably won't play.
"When Bas Savage drifts out wide, it enables Ian (Moore) to come inside and play as a striker, which suits him. He got in early with a nice touch, turn and finish for the first goal. With the pace of Ian and Edrissa Sonko and the passing ability of Antony Kay, we were always a threat on the counter.
"It was disappointing to concede a goal from a set play with the last kick of the game, particularly as we had defended so well. The back four wanted a clean sheet and so did I. We've not had many this season and we had been talking about how many we could achieve before Christmas. When we went 2-0 up we should have gone on. I want a clean sheet, Danny (Coyne) wants a clean sheet, but if we keep winning 2-1 that will do for me.