Giovanni Trapattoni was keeping his feet firmly on the ground despite seeing his Ireland side take a significant step towards World Cup qualification in Bulgaria.
A 1-1 draw at the Vasil Levski Stadium in Sofia kept the Irish five points clear of their hosts in Group Eight with world champions Italy only a point better off.
Trapattoni said: "We have a little advantage, but only a little advantage. I do not talk about percentages. I know that wood is wood and the ground is the ground."
He added: "I always thought that this was going to be a more difficult game for us than Italy away because Bulgaria are a very dangerous team.
"They showed that when we conceded the goal so soon after scoring and I was a bit afraid we would lose the game. But I am happy now with the good result. We have a long way to go yet before we can talk about South Africa.
"I have always said that it will be a long qualifying campaign, but I am happy with this result."
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