I Thought We Were Clinical Said Gowling

 

Hereford manager Josh Gowling spoke to the local media after his side's 3-1 win at Curzon Ashton yesterday afternoon.

"Really pleasing, I thought we were clinical," said Gowling.

"The chances we had we put them to bed.

"We defended well, we tried a new formation out today, we went to it against AFC Fylde, so we wanted to come here and see how that looked.

"The start of the game I thought it worked really well but the back end of the first half they got on top a little bit so we had a little tweak then started the second half went to a bit more of a three up top and then we went back to our normal formation.

"I just think because we sat deep when they were latching out to go and press it just left a lot of space in behind because we didn't shift across the pitch quick enough.

"But their energy levels are unbelievable and the lads can transition to - we work on two formations anyway - so that formation to our normal formation the lads transition effortedly."

Barnett scored two of Hereford's goals.

"I think he's been a bit frustrated lately, I think he's been making good runs and we've not been delivering the ball and then Ryan comes on and delivers the ball and that's what Ty gives you in the box.

"So we need to get the ball into him a little bit more in the box for him to use his athleticism and his experience to get on the end of things."

Some players are coming back from injury.

"I think it just helps that when things aren't going right in a game you can tweak thing and change things and it us and gives the opposition a problem. We've had that over the last two games.

"Kane was excellent today, he's not played for, it feels like months and he's come on and played 90 minutes, he was outstanding.

"Jordan (Thompson) has come back in today in the back three, we played him central just to save his legs a little bit and again he was excellent."

Keith Hall, who interviewed Gowling, felt Jack Evans was man of the match.

"At the end when you are kind of sitting in and solid, he picks up the ball and gets you up the pitch and it wastes time. He does that really well.

"His energy levels are unbelievable. We need that going into the game on Friday."