Josh Falkingham 26 Stats Zone

THE SKIPPER JOSH FALKINGHAM

Today’s match against Mansfield promises to be a very tough test. They are a side who have a lot of experience. Nigel Clough has been their manager for a couple of years now and there is certainly an element of consistency in the qualities they bring.

We’ll be up against it physically but the onus is on us to make our home advantage count and get on the ball. If we can do that well and dominate the game we’ve shown that we can be a competitive outfit in these games.

I’d like to take this time to highlight the fantastic support you have shown us in the last couple of weeks. We have noticed a real buzz coming back to us on the pitch, it definitely makes a difference to everyone who is playing. I hope that you keep turning out in your numbers and supporting us the way you have been.

The Leyton Orient result last week was disappointing for us, I think everyone who was in the ground can agree that there wasn’t very much between the two sides. However, we can’t give away cheap goals in games like that because they’ll use the momentum they have to see the game out.

As captain, I believe we are on the right path to success. However, we know we have to keep improving as a unit to turn good performances in to results. It can be difficult to keep that belief in what we are doing if the results aren’t 100% what we want but as a group of players there is a real belief amongst us in the way we are trying to play.

Marrying good performances with good results is the key to our success. At the start of the season goals were harder to come by, now it’s clean sheets so we have to find a way of getting it right consistently.

Defensively, we have to manage the key moments of matches better. We have shown this season that we are capable of getting the performance and result we were after. If you look at the Bradford game that was a fine example of that, away from home.

In the past, our games against Mansfield have always been very tight, we picked up a good result at their place not that long ago so we know we are capable of doing it today at home. They are a team full of intelligent and experienced players so today is where we want to improve on how we manage key moments. Enjoy the game

Falks

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