Blackpool manager Neil Critchley hailed captain and goalkeeper Chris Maxwell as the hero of their FA Cup upset over West Brom but insisted it was a complete team performance which secured victory after a penalty shootout. “He’s very good at anticipating where players are going to put the ball and you always fancy him to save a penalty. To a man, right across the board, the team performance was outstanding.”Maxwell said after the game he had spent several days laid up in bed with the virus over Christmas. Sam Allardyce's thoughts on today's #EmiratesFACup clash 💬 — West Bromwich Albion (@WBA) January 9, 2021“I expected us to play better,” Allardyce said. “When you’re 1-0 up, at the level we’re supposed to be at, we should not have lost on penalties.”

Source: Express January 09, 2021 19:41 UTC