Lineen hails winning Warriors

10:45, Dec 12 2009

Glasgow coach Sean Lineen believes his side's 33-11 Heineken Cup win over Gloucester was a measure of the self-belief he has fostered at the club. Glasgow rattled up 27 points in the first half on their way to a convincing win that keeps alive their hopes of progressing in the competition. "The team really showed the belief they have in each other and we showed a lot of patience particularly in the second half when they exerted a bit of pressure on us and we managed to keep our discipline," Lineen said. "We did let them back in a bit after half-time but we held our line and some of our defending was outstanding but we have worked hard on that area and the players knew exactly what they had to do." He added: "This is an important part of the season for us and we have to stay focused and we know that when we go to Gloucester next week they will be hurting and it will be hard. "We know how intimidating it can be there and it will be intense but we will enjoy the win then build towards what will be a really tough one in the rematch." Story continues ADVERTISEMENT The hosts dominated the game, with Gloucester relying on an error from Glasgow fly-half Dan Parks to get anything going early on. But Glasgow were not so generous again, leaving Gloucester coach Brian Redpath to reflect on a disappointing effort from his team. "Our execution was flat in a lot of the things we tried to do and our discipline in certain areas was poor and there were certain areas of the game where we simply didn't turn up," he said. "There was no sense of complacency coming into this game because we knew we had to front up, but going so far behind at half-time was too big an ask for the second half. "Credit to Glasgow, they were very efficient, the back row were good and they held us well in the set piece and overall they took their points better than we did."

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