Hereford FC assistant manager Matt Bishop gave his view of this afternoon's match at Boldmere which Hereford won 3-0.
"It was a tough first half," said Bishop.
"They obviously set themselves up to try and stifle the way we play.
"We were not disappointed with the first half but I think we were a little bit slow in getting going, a little bit slow when we had possession of the ball and at times we tried to force it.
"We said to the players at half time about moving the ball a little bit quicker and using the width of the pitch and trying to wear them down and work the little spaces to capitalise on those spaces.
"That eventually happened and once we got the goal I think we got hold of the game and we were up and running."
Today's scorers were John Mills (2) and Aaron Birch.
"I think you'll find over the course of the season that there will be other people that pitch in.
"John is doing a fantastic job for us up-front, that's why we brought him to the club because he's a goal scorer but you must not forget the other players who are in the team.
"Pablo is working really hard, he's chipped in with some good goals. He probably deserved one or two today.
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"We did say it would be a slow start in terms of a brand new squad, we're now settling and we look quite strong and competitive both in and out of possession.
"Defensively we now look sound with another clean sheet so absolutely delighted with that one. That's as pleasing as scoring three goals."
As well as Aaron Birch receiving a cut near the eye, Sol Wheatley had to come off near the end of the game.
"I think he just tweaked his knee. I think he'll be okay. He's got a little bit of ice on it. Just felt it so the best thing to do was get him off the pitch straight away."
It's Walsall Wood on Tuesday evening.
"Hopefully we'll carry on this run and keep moving but there'll be no easy games in this division.
"We've said it from the start and so it's another tough game for us away from home.
"Let's bring it on and hopefully a result."