"We said to the lads before the game in the meeting that it doesn’t get much better than this. Monday night under the lights, an immaculate pitch, a little bit of rain before hand and performance made it into an even better evening for us. Each and every player including the lads who came off the bench put in a great performance. "We asked for focus, intensity, and a bit of enthusiasm. It doesn’t get much better than this. If you can’t enjoy tonight then I don’t know what wil
Fernandez told the club's website: “The important thing is the team, but if you can get individual things – like making your debut in a friendly, or getting player of the tournament and things like this – it’s motivation for yourself to keep going and working hard. We got the win in Hong Kong, we won the tournament and I got the MVP of the tournament, so I was very happy with that. I felt I was playing quite well. There aren’t many players on the pitch, and it was a big pitch
Dawson told NUFC TV: "It’s a great tournament, first and foremost. We always look forward to it – it’s a good addition to the games programme. The format’s obviously a bit different to what we’re used to – with more or less a full-size pitch, seven-a-side, no offsides, and with heat and humidity playing a big part in how we play – but it’s always good to go. It’s an end of season trip for the players who have worked hard and played 41 games this season, the same as the first
“We’re coming to the end of the season and it would be brilliant to end it with a little bit of silverware, after not having the best of seasons. We’ve been playing well recently, so it would be good to end it like that. Everyone’s really motivated. It’s coming towards the end of the season, but everyone’s still working hard. Everyone could down tools and think, ‘it’s the summer’, but we’re still working hard and it’s a chance to get some silverware. Ben has really drummed it