Gillingham boss Mark Stimson hails hard-working players after impressive win over Huddersfield
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Danny Jackman congratulates Simeon Jackson on
his opening goal against Huddersfield as Mark Stimson's gruelling
training schedule paid dividends. Picture: Barry Goodwin
By Luke Cawdell
Mark Stimson paid tribute to
his players after they responded to a week of gruelling training
with a morale-boosting home win over Huddersfield.
The Gillingham boss threw extra
fitness work at his matchday squad ahead of Saturday’s test against
the play-off chasers and the hard work paid off.
Stimson said: "I’m a massive believer
that if you try and cut corners in training, you have to cut
corners in matches, and in a match you can’t do that.
"The players worked extremely hard,
especially at the start of the week, with two tough days of doing
the horrible side of the game and working hard with the fitness
man.
"There were some players who were
probably surprised on Monday that they had to do some physical
work, because it’s usually a technical day, but they did some on
Monday and Tuesday. They got their rewards and I’m pleased for
them."
Saturday’s win was the Gills’ ninth on
home turf and they boast League 1’s best defensive record at home,
with just nine goals conceded in 18 games. Stimson believes the
fear factor could be playing into his team’s hands.
He said: "There is something about the
place that gets results. We have to maintain that if we want to
stay in this division but we also need results away."
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Monday, March 08 2010
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