The Swansea City goalkeeper was powerless to stop Craig Bellamy’s 85th minute winner for Cardiff City that settled a nervy derby and lifted the visitors back above the Swans in the Championship table.
It was a goal that was deserved for the away side and De Vries handed them credit for getting it right on the day
โItโs a big blow because you are not just playing for yourself you are playing for many other people,โ he told the Western Mail
โYou are playing for the people ofย Swansea, for pride and itโs a massive three points.
โWe couldnโt be ourselves, we were not the dominant side we like to be but we have to learn from that.
โIt was frustrating. We want to be a dominant side and thatโs got to result in chances.
โWe want to create chances because the more you create, the more likely you are to score one of them.
โWe didnโt do it enough and then you end up losing.
โThey studied our game very well. Some teams cope better with our system than others and Cardiff did it well.
โWe couldnโt get our passes going enough but fair play to them.
โWe didnโt see much of Bellamy all game, I thought Angel (Rangel) played him very well but you can see his quality and how he can decide a match.โ