Grayson also stated that The Yorkshire Club can compete against anyone at this level and aren't scared of any club;
"I don't think spirit in the camp has ever been a problem, even after we lost to that late goal against Cardiff, because the performance was very good. What's happened in the first two matches has shown the players they can compete against two teams I expect to be in the top reaches of the division. Forest have spent heavily and have some good players in their line-up, and Cardiff have done exactly the same after being in the play-offs the last three years – and we've competed very well against both of them."
"It just shows us as a team what we have to do to get results. We have to make sure we stay in games for as long as it takes because we do have match-winners, people who can get us something at any particular time."
Simon Grayson admitted that they were up against it in their last match against Nottingham Forest but stated that they could of been in a worse position if they chased after the game;
"If the other night, when Forest had a lot of possession of the ball, we had gone chasing it we could easily have been 2-0 or 3-0 down and the game would have been over. But we stuck in there, determined to stay in the contest and try and get a result no matter how long it took. That is testament to the fact the players have listened to what we want them to do, carried out their instructions and earned the break when we needed it."
Grayson is also happy with the squad he has including the latest arrival James Vaughan who signed on a season long loan yesterday;
"I think we have good players who are flexible. In the team and the squad we can play different systems to suit ourselves and, if we have to alter it to combat the opposition, we can do that as well. We can adapt, but the focus is always on what we are doing first and foremost. The thing is at this level, the opposition cause you more problems because they have better movement, rotation and flexibility."
"In League I, nine times out of 10 we had the better players and would just go out and win the games. It is different this year and everyone has to come to terms with that and realise that we are not always going to get a lot of possession. We will dominate at times because we have good players, but there will be other times both home and away when we come under the cosh and we have to make sure we stay in those games until we get the result we want to get."
Grayson reiterated the underdogs statement at the end of his pre-match interview but was also very keen in stating that they fear absolutely no-one;
"We will be underdogs for most of the games this season because there are only four other teams in the Championship who have not played in the Premier League. Every game we will be up against teams who are established in the Championship, teams with players who have played at the highest level while we are the newcomers, but we don't fear anyone. We respect our opposition, but we don't fear them and being the underdogs might just suit us because it's a different type of pressure."
"In League I, the pressure can build and the supporters can get anxious and edgy when they think you should be winning matches all the time – but it won't be that easy this year and, while we always try to win every game, people have to realise it's a different situation."
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