Gillingham first team coach Nicky Southall writes exclusively for the KM Group
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We’ll win ugly if we have to
this weekend but we should be looking to do it with a bit of
style.
The result at Accrington was
devastating, especially the first half performance, and the players
know it wasn’t acceptable.
We are gutted for the fans who
made that trip up there and it wasn’t particularly nice for myself
either on my birthday.
We have watched the DVDs and
scrutinised it in detail because we need to put it
right.
But we have to try and get the
boys upbeat because if we want them to go out and perform, there’s
no point slating them.
They know they weren’t good
enough in the first half but showed us what they are capable of in
the second.
Footballers have a short career
so they should go out and enjoy themselves.
Instead of being down with your
body language, go out and have a good go.
We need to come out flying
tomorrow (Saturday) and get Priestfield rocking.
We know Hereford are in a
precarious position but they are battling for their manager and
that’s what we want from our boys. We want them to be wearing the
shirt with pride and performing for the fans, manager and the
chairman, who backs them and gives them good salaries.
One familiar face in the
Hereford team will be Delroy Facey, who will want to do well
against his old club. I was at Bolton and Gillingham with him. He
came here and didn’t get the run in the team he wanted and when the
last manager, Mark Stimson, came in, he decided he was going to let
him go.
He is physical and the same
mould as Bayo Akinfenwa, a intimidating guy but a great lad off the
field.
Thursday, February 02 2012
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