Huddersfield Town: Booth predicts bright future for loan star Kelly
Apr 20 2009 by Dougie Thomson, Huddersfield Daily Examiner
Former Orient frontman Jabo Ibehre bagged both Walsall’s goals, in the 14th and 28th minutes, and Booth admitted: “We started poorly, and to be fair, we could have been four down by the time we pulled one back.”
The strike star’s first, in the 43rd minute, was a shot which squirmed through the grasp of goalkeeper Rene Gilmartin, while the second, two minutes later, was a textbook header.
“We had a bit of luck with the first, although it definitely crossed the line, while Jim Goodwin delivered a great ball in for my second,” said Booth.
“We knew we could play a lot better in the second half, and that if we could step things up by 10%, we’d have a great chance of winning the game.
“We changed our system (from 4-5-1 to 4-4-2) to match them up and it worked well, and in the end, we deserved the win.”
Booth hailed the impact of Michael Flynn, who came on as a 28th-minute replacement for Michael Collins, who was suffering discomfort from a finger injury suffered during Town’s 1-0 Easter Monday win over Carlisle.
