"The opinion of everybody was that we were down and doomed, and doom and gloom surrounded the place, but it is not like that," he said after the game.
"There has been self-belief in terms of playing and competing at this level, but we have learnt to win and it is a lot nicer feeling.
"We got used to that last year, but today has been reward for sticking together and working hard.
"We have gone six games and we have won the seventh. That's what was important. We had to believe that and not get wrapped up in anyone else's opinion.
"It feels a lot better coming in after we have won than it does coming in and trying to explain that we have played well and been slapped again.
"It's a nice feeling. It was a good performance. I have been saying all along that we have learnt how to play in this league because we have played well, but we haven't won.
"The important part was learning how to win, which we have done now, so perhaps that will help the self-belief and confidence and help us go on from here.
"It was a great result away from home. Now we have got West Ham at home and we will go again next Saturday."