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Aaron Hickey was replaced by Anthony Ralston at right-back for the final 15 minutes and said it was “for sure” harder being “off the pitch” than on it.<\/p>\n

“Just having to wait and see,” said the Brentford defender, 23. “But when you’re on the pitch, you’re just focusing on the game.<\/p>\n

“It was chaos and just waiting on the pitch at the end of the match to hear the fans go mental was a good feeling for us. But we know we have to keep our heads on the ground and full focus for Tuesday. A massive chance, so we just need to keep our heads up.<\/p>\n

“We need to start the match better, right from the first whistle to the end. Just give it everything. Hopefully, the Tartan Army can get behind us and go with that full momentum into the game and just put the pressure on them.”<\/p>\n

Goalkeeper Craig Gordon believed the game in Piraeus “could have ended any score”, with Greek attacker Tasos Bakasetas sent off for a second booking hear the end.<\/p>\n

“You heard the noise there from the Tartan Army,” said the 42-year-old. “They’ve got a cup final on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

“That’s the best we’ve played for a few games now. We kind of rediscovered that in the last 20 minutes, which was nice to know that’s still in there.<\/p>\n

“We’re still a really good team when we play like that. So, yeah, the feeling from that point of view is good that we can take that into Tuesday.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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