"I guarantee it is the quickest league in the world here," he says, "and that is the quickest game I have played in, that's for sure.
"We need to be more disciplined because we have plenty of ability to put the ball in the net at the other end.
"You go to Charlton and you would probably take a point before the game but we got back to 4-3 up, so to draw 4-4 in the end was very disappointing.
"It went to 4-4 but it could have gone to 5-3; they have had a couple of chances that they missed but from our point of view it was very disappointing to come away with the draw.
"When you are playing you don't see everything but usually when you score four goals you win the game; we scored four and didn't win.
"Their fourth was a great finish but you have to be disappointed.
"Well done to Kits though; he has always been a good finisher and scores so many goals in training.
"He is a man's man; he calls a spade a spade and sees it that way - he just gets on with it and does his job."
He has sympathy with fellow defender Tomas Repka for the second goal at the Valley, but says: "Tomas hasn't put a foot wrong since he has been here, but everyone makes mistakes - that's football.
"It was one of those games that was end to end for the spectators; it must have been quite a game to watch but a game like that can be a nightmare with so many twists and turns.
"There were some terrific attacking displays though and it was good to see Lomy back; he gets stuck in and talks a lot."
He knows things have to improve at the weekend though, and he adds: "Tottenham are in top, top, form at the moment; they play good football.
"As for me, I am pleased to be playing; I only came late last season and got just five games in last year.
"Now I have had three on the trot and each game gives you more experience.
"Overall we have had two really bad results away but the form hasn't been so bad; now we have to keep it tight at the back and see if we can score four again!"
Hayden could have been away on international duty with Australia and therefore have missed the Charlton and Tottenham games, but he explains: "I was injured for the France friendly and ended up pulling out of the whole tour; I would only have had three or four days' training before the World Cup qualifiers so they said 'no worries'."
Australia take a 1-0 first leg lead to Uruguay and Hayden says: "I have seen the game, and hopefully we can go to Uruguay and finish it off; if we go one up they will have to score three to go through."