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Mclean quick to praise Zakuani
POSH match-winner Aaron Mclean admitted he wouldn't want to play against team-mate Gaby Zakuani.
POSH match-winner Aaron Mclean admitted he wouldn't want to play against team-mate Gaby Zakuani.Mclean stole most of the headlines by claiming the only goal of the game in the League One win at Yeovil on Saturday.
Mclean pounced on a slip by home defender Gareth Owen 10 minutes before the break to deliver a typically precise finish.
But Posh were forced on to the back foot after the break by a determined Yeovil side, but all attacks were repelled by Zakuani and the rest of the defence.
Mclean said: "Gaby is like a rash. He's just all over his opponents.
"He marks really tightly and wins nearly all his headers and tackles. We played some great stuff in the first half, but we had to do a lot of defending after the break and the lads at the back were awesome.
"I would hate to play against Gaby in that sort of mood. He's just awesome."
Mclean was back to his lively self at Huish Park after a quiet performance in the FA Cup win at Hornchurch the week before.
He remains confident that he will be a regular scorer at the higher level following his 33-goal return in League Two last season.
Mclean also revealed why he shared his match-winning moment in bizarre style as Posh fan Nick Howells, who was dressed as a French maid as part of a stag weekend ritual, was allowed to dust his head!
Mclean said: "I was very confident I would hit the target when I got my opportunity.
"Moments like that are why me and Craig Mackail-Smith do extra shooting practice after training.
"I honestly felt we would score more than one goal as we were excellent in the first half, but luckily one proved enough.
"I knew a group of lads on a stag do were coming to the game because the groom is a friend of a good mate of mine so I wanted to get them involved in any goal celebration."
The win moved Posh up a place to fifth in the League One table, ahead of Leeds United who were surprisingly beaten at home by Huddersfield.
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