Peterborough United midfielder on playing with top players and the club's magic man
Brandon Khela is revelling in a Peterborough United role in between ‘excellent’ Archie Collins and magic man JJ Morgan.
The 21 year-old, a reported £500k signing from Birmingham City in the summer, delivered a fine display of his own during Tuesday night’s 5-0 League One win over Rotherham United at the Weston Homes Stadium.
But the modest midfielder was quick to pass praise on to his teammates and to manager Luke Williams as Posh bounced back into form after a run of five games without a win.
"The Gaffer gave us a game-plan which involved dominating the ball in midfield,” Khela told the Posh Plus service. “We hadn’t done well in either box in the previous game at Orient, but the scoreline confirms we did everything the manager wanted against Rotherham.
"I enjoyed the game. I have a bit more licence to play higher than Archie and he makes it easy for me. He was excellent against Rotherham as he usually is. JJ is great to play with as well. I can just give him the ball and he will work his magic.
“We were in a strong position at half-time, but we expected them to start the second-half fast which they did. Alex Bass made one great save at 2-0 and if he hadn’t we could have faced a much different game. That was a turning point and we went on to put the game to bed.
"I wasn’t always in the side when the Gaffer first got here, but I kept working to get back in and I’m enjoying a run of games now. It’s great to see so many players with so much confidence in our side.
"David Kamara, Pat Sykut and Lucca Mendonca all looked at home.”