Had a brief chat with him last night and told him to forget it and score the winner at Wembley. He simply said 'thank you'. I must admit I felt sorry for him, he looked like he could burst into tears at any moment. Last night really brought home how young he - and indeed most of the players - are. I know they're professionals, I know they're very fortunate to earn great money for a a job most would kill for but the end of the day they're kids and and have an incredible amount of pressure on their shoulders. If anyone has ever seen the brilliant American football film Friday Night Lights, there are some definite parallels to be drawn. I was incredibly proud last night watching Simon Moore shake everybody's hand, introduce himself and ask how they were as people filed into the ballroom. No one had asked him to do it but he did it anyway. Adam Forshaw took time going from table to table to chat to guests. Again, he wasn't asked to, he just did it. To do that after what they'd been through 24 hours earlier was incredible. I asked myself if I would've conducted myself so well when I was their age and the answer was a definite no.
They are young lads, Trotta included. He has scored some crucial goals and hopefully he'll score one or two more and make himself a hero but that won't happen if he's villified. It's abig ask to forgive and forget in such a short space of time but his teammates will and the fans have to as well.