Head coach Gary Rowett praised a “gutsy” performance from his side as their 1-0 victory at Millwall delivered a first away win of the campaign.
“It was really gutsy and that was the pleasing thing, particularly this season, the team haven’t won away from home. Sometimes you have to show different sides to your game in the Championship,” the 50-year-old said.
Victory was a third win in three for Rowett, who took over on 22 December and the new boss believes there are encouraging signs that confidence is returning.
“First half we started a little bit tentatively, I wanted us to try and keep the ball just so we limited, in Alex’s first game, that intensity, that pressure in pinning us in and making it difficult for us,” he added.
“I thought we did it at times okay, we got a bit bogged down, but as the half went on, we started to look a little more dangerous. Second half was probably who was going to get a goal and then have the opportunity to sit in and defend it.”
