Crystal Palace Women's Manager Jo Potter gave her thoughts at full-time, after Palace's 2-1 away victory at Ipswich in the Barclays Women's Super League 2.
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Reflecting on the match, Potter said: "The players have had to work really hard to get this result today. No team in this league now is going to roll over and give you three points.
"Each game is super difficult and super competitive, and with the league being fully professional now, it makes such a difference.
"You've got to be at your top level in every single game and you see that throughout this league, so I'm immensely proud of the players for staying in the game.
"To come in at 1-0 down was difficult and to turn it around, but the players took everything on at half-time and made sure that they stayed in the game and turned the game around.
"We weren't in a position where we felt like we were pinned in and that we couldn't get up the pitch. We felt we were in control."
Sophie Peskett put the hosts in the lead on 22 minutes, with Palace trailing at the break.
When asked about was said in the dressing room at half-time, Potter said: "I won't give away tactics, but I said, 'you're not doing much wrong.'
"We tweaked a few things and there were a few obvious things in the game in terms of patterns of play in-possession.
"We spoke about winning our duels and winning our headers, but that in-possession tweak for the players really helped.
"We spoke about not staying in the chaos and coming out of the chaos a little bit earlier.
"The players managed to keep that cool head after winning the first and second balls and turn it into a chance on goal, and we managed to get a couple of goals in the end."
She will be one of Ireland's best forwards
—Jo Potter on Abbie Larkin
Abbie Larkin ended up being the difference maker on 83 minutes, with her finish proving to be the winner.
Speaking about the impact the young winger has on her team, Potter said: "She's a little star - she's only young, we've got to remember that.
"There's a lot of pressure on her shoulders and she probably feels that she needs to score goals, she needs to create goals and that will be great for her in a few years to come.
"She'll be one of Ireland's best forwards. To come on and have the impact in that game is exactly what we want and it will help her confidence because she's took a little bit of a dint over the last few weeks.
"It's my job to protect her and look after her and hopefully we see her on the other side of that now."
Next up for Palace Women is an away trip to Leicester City next Sunday in the final game of the Subway Women's League Cup group stage.
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