Gradi went on to say "When you are telling players that we are going to be playing a different way and this is your instructions, you do worry a bit because they are not seasoned professionals with a lot of experience. I thought they stuck to the task well and they are disappointed to have lost the game, especially as ithe winning goal has come from a set-play.
"Michael has held his hands up for that one and that shows a greater maturity coming from him. He admitted to the mistake there and that is a great step forward in his own development.
"We went with five in the midfeld but I thought that with us playing on the counter attack, Colin Daniel's pace would allow him to get forward and support Calvin. He has scored goals in the reserves and I wanted to give him a chance. He has scored a lot of goals for the reserves and at Halifax without having too many touches of the ball. Tonight he didn't score but he had a lot of more touches, I am sure he will remember his full debut at the Walkers Stadium.
"I was also keen to give Stuart a go and he made some good saves for us. He is an athletic goalkeeper, who can be head strong at times. He is 23 now and he is beginning to make better decisions, He came for one in the first half which was similar to the one Carson and Terry got in a muddle for against Germany and he came a long way for another cross and just about got there, but he was good and had no chance with the two goals.
"We are disappointed not to have picked up a point because I thought we passed the ball a lot better this evening. We played through midfield and Kenny helps in there because he calms things down. I am disappointed for the players and the fans that came here, because we did give it a go and made it difficult for them."