The CableGuy
Well-Known Member
Every word of Gary Johnson's interview after the 6-1 defeat by Coventry City
[Cov] were a lot more lively than us. They did score against the run of play at bit, funnily enough. We had some play, but unfortunately we didn’t look to have the power and the pace of them as the half went on. In the second half they were playing for their pride really as individuals and when you put it onto them in a personal level, they all picked up a little bit. Getting the goal was good, good for Mo to score again, but their two strikes in the second half were fantastic strikes. Their goals were really good, well worked goals. We didn’t do enough to get anywhere near them. We’ll look at that and rebuild with that in mind. Every time you get a result like that you rebuild a little bit more and you need more players to rebuild what you need to have to compete at this level.
...There was a significant gap in the goals, I agree. It’s easy to ask the question, but we haven’t been like that all season, every game. Today was a day that was a big game for them and some of our boys didn’t handle the importance of the game, to them. We tried to give them the scenarios and what they needed to do. They needed to get their goal difference up, with Mansfield winning against Yeovil. They threw people forward, full-backs were getting forward, midfielders were getting forward and they had the power and pace, and cleverness to score some good goals and that was the difference.
[Cov] were a lot more lively than us. They did score against the run of play at bit, funnily enough. We had some play, but unfortunately we didn’t look to have the power and the pace of them as the half went on. In the second half they were playing for their pride really as individuals and when you put it onto them in a personal level, they all picked up a little bit. Getting the goal was good, good for Mo to score again, but their two strikes in the second half were fantastic strikes. Their goals were really good, well worked goals. We didn’t do enough to get anywhere near them. We’ll look at that and rebuild with that in mind. Every time you get a result like that you rebuild a little bit more and you need more players to rebuild what you need to have to compete at this level.
...There was a significant gap in the goals, I agree. It’s easy to ask the question, but we haven’t been like that all season, every game. Today was a day that was a big game for them and some of our boys didn’t handle the importance of the game, to them. We tried to give them the scenarios and what they needed to do. They needed to get their goal difference up, with Mansfield winning against Yeovil. They threw people forward, full-backs were getting forward, midfielders were getting forward and they had the power and pace, and cleverness to score some good goals and that was the difference.
