Chatham Town boss Alex O'Brien says he is already planning for next season
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by Alex Hoad
Chatham boss Alex O’Brien says his
squad are playing for their futures at the club as their season
looks set to fizzle out into mid-table obscurity.
O’Brien (pictured) has
already pledged to give youth a chance in the final weeks of the
season but he hopes performances are boosted in the final 10 games
by senior players playing to earn themselves their place next
season.
He said: "In pre-season you work
hard to get into the side and then you work hard to try and stay in
the side. When the season starts to tail-off as a player you
think,‘what am I going to do next season, where am I going to
be?’
"That might give them a little
spring to work hard and try and get themselves here for next
year."
He added: "If the players can’t
work hard, then we won’t want them back next season. Everything we
do is based around hard work."
Town lost 3-1 to promotion-chasing
Godalming Town on Tuesday despite O’Brien feeling they were the
better team.
He said: "The best footballing side
on the night lost. They were strong behind the ball and quick going
forward and we got caught with three goals that were scored in
exactly the same way. It was disappointing.
Town face another promotion-chasing
side in the form of Fleet Town at Maidstone Road on Saturday.
O’Brien said: "All the pressure is
on them, we’ve got nothing to worry about. It would be a
big boost for us to beat a promotion-chasing side."
"I’m not setting points targets but
want to finish as high up the table as possible and I would hope we
could try to win more games than we lose in the final 10
games."
American goalkeeper Dean Ruddy
could after being laid low by a virus.
Thursday, March 18 2010
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