Timber hails team effort in Athletic Club victory

Jurrien Timber vs Athletic ClubJurrien Timber has been part of a rock-solid defence this season and after keeping our fourth clean sheet of the season against Athletic Club, the Dutchman paid tribute to the hard work of the whole team.

We battled to a 2-0 victory at a raucous San Mames in our opening Champions League match, standing firm at the Cauldron of Noise as goals from Gabriel Martinelli and Leandro Trossard sent us back to N5 with three points in the bag.

In his post-match interview, Jurrien was quick to praise the collective defensive work, not just the efforts of the back four.

He said: "It’s not just the defence, also David [Raya] of course and the whole team. I think an amazing…