Rafa happy with all-round performance

Rafa was pleased with the 3-0 win against Pompey. He was happy with the amount of chances we created and another defensive shut out:

"As a manager I am delighted because for part of the game we played really well at times, kept another clean sheet and scored three good goals. The team is improving and we created so many chances today. The most important thing is to play as well as possible and always to win each game."

Rafa once again praised Peter Crouch who was unlucky not to score after bravely electing to take our first half penalty:

"It's a shame Crouch didn't score because he played really well. He held the ball up, he took on defenders and won headers. It was a pity because he is a very good player but I think he will score soon. As long as he continues to play well and the team win then I happy with that. "We have two or three players who can take a penalty and Crouch wanted to take it. Okay he missed it but Bolo Zenden scored from the rebound. Maybe if we are winning 2-0 in the next game then Crouch can take another penalty."

It's four games won in a row now the best run under Rafa. Things will look even better if we make it five on Wednesday as it will mean qualification to the Champions League knockout stages.