Cardiff forwards coach Justin Burnell felt the Blues' pack were the key in their Heineken Cup win over Edinburgh.
Edinburgh boss Bradley left to lament uncharacteristic errors
Cardiff forwards coach Justin Burnell praised his pack after the Blues clinched a 25-8 win over Pool Two rivals Edinburgh.
The Welsh region maintained their unbeaten start in this year's Heineken Cup to move three points clear in a group that also contains Racing Metro and London Irish.
Fly-half Dan Parks kicked two drop goals, four penalties and converted Alex Cuthbert's late try, though Cardiff had only led 6-3 at the half-time interval.
Burnell was delighted to see his side make it three wins out of three, even if they failed to hit top form in a scrappy, error-strewn contest.
"They gave us a good battle but at the end of the day we got the three out of three which is the most important thing," he said.
"If you look at the back row they picked you could see they came to try and physically outmuscle us, which meant it took us time to wear them down.
"But in the second half Bradley Davies and Taufa'ao Filise were exceptional going forward, and Sam Warburton and Gethin Jenkins were phenomenal from a defensive and contact area point of view."
The Blues now head to Murrayfield next week for the return fixture knowing they have already secured a bonus point win in Edinburgh when the sides met in RaboDirect PRO12 action earlier this season.
Comfortable away
Burnell said: "If you look at the places we have had to go this season, like Racing Metro away, Connacht away, we have shown we are comfortable going away from home.
"We have already been to Murrayfield once this season and had a bonus point win and it doesn't phase us going on the road."
Edinburgh's points came from a Greig Laidlaw penalty and a fine second-half try from wing Lee Jones, created by a sharp pass out from Tim Visser.
Still, coach Michael Bradley saw his side's own unbeaten record in Europe come to an end.
"It was disappointing, we started brightly enough and we kept the pressure on Cardiff but we did not take our chances or convert our territory into scores," he said.
"At half-time Cardiff were 6-3 up without doing a lot, but they were doing more things right than us, and in the second half they forced penalties which allowed them to pull away.
"We were always chasing from there which is not what you want to be doing against Cardiff.
"We made some uncharacteristic errors tonight, there were a couple of knock ons and instances where the ball shot out the back of rucks and we lacked composure, which I hope we will have in more familiar surroundings next week. The gulf is not insurmountable for next week."
