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WHILE Tommy Mooney has encouraged his colleagues to practise penalties in case a tight tie should go down to the wire, Brighton boss Mark McGhee also believes that spot-kicks could yet be crucial.
The Seagulls manager said: “We have even got to be prepared to win on penalties if we have to.
“We are not a free-scoring team and the sooner we admit that and realise that the better.
“One of the things I have been hyping up with the players is that we have got to be prepared to win 1-0.
“We cannot go into the play-offs thinking we are going to be three nothing up and it’s all over.
“We have got to be prepared to go the distance, so the Bristol City game last month (0-0) and even the last home game against Notts County (1-0) were good lessons.
“We have got to have the bottle to be patient, concentrate and be prepared to win 1-0 over two legs, because I think it could come down to that.”
Like Town, Brighton are delighted just to have made the top six. The Seagullls think the feel good factor can spur them on to greater success.
McGhee said: “If you arrive, as we have, feeling that you have done well to get there, with a little bit of form and a couple of convincing results, then you go in buoyant with an attitude that you can beat anyone in the play-offs.
“I don’t think we are feeling jaded at this stage, either physically or mentally.
“I think we have found a little bit of form at the right time.
“Mentally there is a freshness about the players, which is very important.”
The Seagulls manager said: “We have even got to be prepared to win on penalties if we have to.
“We are not a free-scoring team and the sooner we admit that and realise that the better.
“One of the things I have been hyping up with the players is that we have got to be prepared to win 1-0.
“We cannot go into the play-offs thinking we are going to be three nothing up and it’s all over.
“We have got to be prepared to go the distance, so the Bristol City game last month (0-0) and even the last home game against Notts County (1-0) were good lessons.
“We have got to have the bottle to be patient, concentrate and be prepared to win 1-0 over two legs, because I think it could come down to that.”
Like Town, Brighton are delighted just to have made the top six. The Seagullls think the feel good factor can spur them on to greater success.
McGhee said: “If you arrive, as we have, feeling that you have done well to get there, with a little bit of form and a couple of convincing results, then you go in buoyant with an attitude that you can beat anyone in the play-offs.
“I don’t think we are feeling jaded at this stage, either physically or mentally.
“I think we have found a little bit of form at the right time.
“Mentally there is a freshness about the players, which is very important.”