Mark Stimson wants players to pass the ball properly and talk to each other
Gillingham boss Mark Stimson
has urged his players to play the kind of football he knows they’re
capable of.
Stimson was left frustrated at his team’s failure to pass the
ball properly at Bristol Rovers on Saturday and feels that was part
of the reason they lost.
The 2-1 defeat stretched
Gillingham’s miserable away run without a win to nine games. The
Gills have collected just one point on the road all season – the
worst record in League 1.
Stimson said: "We want the players
to do what we preach to them in training every day, pass the ball
and talk to each other.
"We didn’t pass the ball on
Saturday and how they got their second goal was by players not
communicating – simple as that.
"It’s really basic stuff but when
you get out on the arena that’s when you have to have the belief to
do it. For some reason second half they didn’t."
The Gills have tightened things up
on the road recently but that first win continues to elude
them.
"It’s better than not conceding
three and four but then you have to look at the type of team we’re
playing," said Stimson. "Fair play to Bristol Rovers, they are up
there, they are in a good position.
"We were quietly confident after
two good performances and now we just have to roll our sleeves up
when an away game comes around and get this win."
Monday, November 23 2009