Tom Cleverley looks forward to Leicester clash after Plymouth end wait for a win
Bradford were beaten at Home Park on Saturday.
Plymouth manager Tom Cleverley wants his side to build on their impressive 2-0 home win over in-form Bradford when they go to Leicester on Tuesday.
Goals from central defender Julio Pleguezuelo and Harvey White enabled Argyle to claim their first Sky Bet League One win of the season at Home Park.
Cleverley said: “Leicester are league favourites. It’s another tough test for us but today will give us a lot of confidence.”
On Saturday’s win, he continued: “It was about as complete as you can get.
“Football is about what you do in two directions. It’s not only what you do in attacking perspective but a defensive one as well.
“We all admit conceding eight goals in four games – albeit one of them was against Premier League opposition (Coventry in the Carabao Cup) – was not good.
“We didn’t want it to become a bigger concern than it was, so we had an honest talk with the defenders and goalkeepers this week and their response was outstanding.
“To reduce a top side, an effective side like Bradford to four shots, none on target, I am so proud and pleased and something we have got to take forward with us.
“We really got on top of the game early on and took the game to Bradford.
“Harvey showed everyone what he is about today but I thought the lad next to him was outstanding today. It was an outstanding midfield performance from Tyreeq (Bakinson).
“Harvey will probably get the headlines with a fantastic strike but I thought Tyreeq did not put one foot wrong today and helped us get control of that game with the ball.
“These weeks are pivotal when you play three times in eight days.
“We need to keep backing it up. We backed up a draw at Wycombe with the win today and now we go to Leicester, league favourites, and need to back that up again with a good performance.”
Bradford boss Graham Alexander said: “We don’t kid ourselves about how difficult the challenges are that face us this season, week in, week out.
“I thought we were well in the game and could have scored. It’s just the timing and the manner of the goals.
“The timing can happen but the manner of the goals was poor from our perspective.
“This is the first punch of the nose for us this season, conceding the two goals, and we just didn’t have the response we needed to get back in the game, to be honest.
“We have got to give Plymouth some credit but I know our players and what we are like when we are chasing the game and banging on the door and we just weren’t like that today.
“We didn’t create enough pressure, enough opportunities in the second half.
“I didn’t see enough urgency from us. It looked like sometimes we were drawing the game.
“We had four wins on the trot. It’s not about momentum. It’s about resetting and you have to have a reset every day.
“I know this squad and what their response will be on Monday morning, not just Tuesday night.”