Gareth Ainsworth believes that Saturday’s 1-1 draw with Fleetwood Town was a fair end result.
Shaun Rooney’s stoppage-time header cancelled out Seb Palmer-Houlden’s first purpose on the MEMS Priestfield Stadium, and Ainsworth felt that Fleetwood did sufficient within the recreation to attain after a hard-fought affair in ME7.
Jake Turner continued to play in between the sticks, and he impressed his supervisor all through, making some essential saves.
Gillingham got here into the sport with a number of gamers lacking from the matchday squad resulting from damage, and the Gills boss supplied an replace on the likes of Omar Beckles, Cameron Antwi and Armani Little.
It is a fast turnaround for Ainsworth’s group, as they welcome MK Dons to ME7 on Tuesday night time, which he anticipates being one other tough fixture.
On the draw…
It was a fair end result, positively. I feel that Fleetwood created sufficient probabilities to get a purpose immediately away from house. I’m not going to decorate issues up and say that we had been the higher group, and attempt to persuade the followers. No probability. 1-1 was a fair end result.
I assumed that within the second-half, we handled Fleetwood a lot higher. We requested them for a bit extra passing at half-time, and we did it. Still not completely, however we have now drawn a recreation at house. This occurs in League Two, and that’s most likely a fair end result, and Fleetwood can be pleased with a level.
I assumed that Jake [Turner] had a tremendous recreation. I assumed that he was actually good. I’m gutted for him, it was nothing to do with him, the purpose, he could not have finished something about it. His efficiency deserved the clear sheet immediately. He was excellent. There was a save within the first-half, then the free-kick within the second-half, that are prime class saves. He has finished effectively.
Injury information…
Omar [Beckles] picked a muscle damage up towards Barrow, as did Dacky [Bradley Dack], and as did Litts [Armani Little]. Garath McCleary is recovering from one, Cameron Antwi had a contact damage, and Conor Masterson continues to be recovering from one. There are some actually massive gamers out for the time being, and it makes a distinction.
[More on Cameron Antwi] -He can be out for positively a couple of video games, and we should see what magic we are able to work. It was a robust sort out that he went into final week, and that reveals the dedication of him. He is brilliantly dedicated for this membership, however it’s simply unlucky that on his full debut, he needed to limp off after 25 minutes.
Looking in the direction of MK Dons on Tuesday night time…
That goes to be a actually robust recreation. They have spent a lot of cash bringing in some top-quality gamers who’re effectively above this degree. If we get one thing out of that recreation, then that can be a actual constructive as effectively. I’m hoping that there are one or two again from the damage room, however we are going to see the place we’re, able to go once more.
Shad Ogie and Jonny Williams returning to the matchday squad…
I need to say that Shad Ogie and Jonny Williams, although they haven’t been within the squad for a whereas, have performed themselves excellently. There has been no fallout, they usually have performed themselves tremendous professionally, as has Trav [Akomeah] when he was ignored the opposite week and did not come to Barrow with us.
They all work onerous, and that’s the reason after they come into the group, they do not look misplaced. I was happy for Shad. I assumed that he had a respectable recreation.
