Port Vale have a gameplan that is very much working so far, we are making a very average side look good because they all know their roles and how to pressure us into mistakes.
I think it's disrespectful to call PV very average. They've played a very effective high press, have moved the ball forward quickly and accurately and offer a big physical threat. Their passing for the goal was very sharp. They haven't done a lot wrong and we're lucky not to be further behind. I think sometimes you have to give the other side a bit of credit.
We still have to come up with a way to play it, and this side looks to have too much flair and not enough grit at the moment. A spine of Reed, Payne, Williams and Gilbert isn't going to bully anyone, and Gladwin is surprisingly lightweight in the challenge.
