'McGlynn the only man who might have attempted that'
Blackburn keeper Balasz Toth's desperate attempt to claw the ball back from (out of picture) Jack McGlynn's free-kick was unsuccessful
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Stoke City boss Mark Robins was exhilarated by the cheeky brilliance of the Jack McGlynn touchline free-kick that set the Potters on their way to three points at luckless Blackburn.
Robins' side were struggling to break down Tony Mowbray's men until McGlynn spotted his chance to catch out Hungarian keeper Balasz Toth just before the break.
"He's the only player on the pitch for us who might attempt something like that," Robins told BBC Radio Stoke. "We only had bits and pieces until we got the goal.
"I saw him move to his left and I did wonder if he might try it, but to execute that was phenomenal. You look for quality - and our first goal was just that.
"Honestly, I saw the goalkeeper, where he was stood and I'm thinking 'go on, please see it'. I wanted to shout to him but obviously couldn't.
"He moved a little bit more to open his stance up and I thought 'go on', and he did it. Incredible. To see it, to spot it, to try it – but to execute it is absolutely fantastic."
Stoke's luck was in when they deservedly doubled the advantage from Moussa Baradji's own goal but were then given a scare when Andri Gudjohnsen scored late on and thought he had equalised only to see his header ruled out for a foul.
"The second goal gave us a cushion and we've sent 3,500 Stoke City fans home very happy, but we got away with it," added Robins.
"It's a hard-fought win. We made a meal of it and we gave the ball away too easily. But it's a brilliant one – and it should make us grow in confidence and have that belief."
