Steve Morison praised his Cardiff City side's "swagger and belief" as they ground out a well-earned draw against West Brom at The Hawthorns.
After weathering an early storm, the Bluebirds started to make their mark on the game and got a level foothold in the tie. There won't be many tougher places they will visit this season and holding on for a goalless draw is not to be sniffed at.
It's their third clean sheet out of four, too, which is impressive when you think it is a much-changed backline to last season.
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"It's a tough place to come," Morison said after the match. "What pleased me the most was the lads played with confidence, belief, a swagger, with and without the ball. Our intensity was good, our attitude was good.
"I thought to a man everyone was excellent again. I thought a draw was a pretty fair result. To come away to West Brom and play the way we wanted to play and try the things we tried... were we on the edge of our seats at times? Yes. I was, definitely. But, also, when we got it right it was a delight to watch.
"It's just a shame one of the chances we had from the edge of the box didn't come off. If anyone had to me before the game we'd be leaving here with a point and a good performance, I'd be a happy."
The only blot on the night was the early injury to Jamilu Collins. He has been consistently brilliant at the start of this season and Morison hopes his knee injury, sustained in the third minute, isn't as bad as they suspect.
He also believes the Nigerian is, at present, the best in his position in the division.
"We don't know at the minute, in all honesty," the manager added. "He will be assessed in the coming days. With all the will in the world, let's hope it is just that he's in really bad pain at the minute and it's not what we suspect it might be.
"I said to the lads at half-time, 'If you're going to put your bodies on the line for anyone, go and do it for him', because he has been the best left-back in the league so far."
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