The message from Johnnie Jackson is clear ahead of our first Sky Bet League Two fixture of the new year – every point matters.
Wimbledon head to bottom of the league Forest Green Rovers on Monday with a spring in our step after dispatching of Colchester United 5-3 on Friday night, and it’s certainly a performance that Johnnie feels we need to back up.
“We need more of the same,” he said. “I said after Sutton the other day that we got a punch on the nose and that it’s about how we respond. We have to go and back the Colchester result up now. We have to realise that if we drop off our levels, games become 50/50s, which means we can become unstuck.
“When we’re bang on it, I think we’ve shown that we can blow teams away in this division. As a group and as a manager, we have to keep driving those standards and make sure we maintain them.”
Beating teams by a high scoreline has been a regular occurrence for the Dons across all competitions this season, with our side having registered seven games where we’ve scored four goals or more against the opposition.
However, despite FGR’s lowly league position, our manager has insisted that we won’t be taking the game lightly as we aim to fight hard to keep pace in the early race for the play-off places.
“They’re another team that’s fighting and scrapping,” said Johnnie. “Every team in this league has some sort of threat. A new manager has gone in there, no doubt they’ll be trying different things, but what they will be doing is fighting for their lives because every point is important. We’re going there to fight for a different reason and I feel that if we match the opposition we can beat anyone.”
TEAM NEWS
As we confirmed to supporters on Saturday, tomorrow’s match will be Ali Al-Hamadi and Omar Bugiel’s final fixture before the duo depart for Qatar to represent Iraq and Lebanon respectively in the 2023 Asian Cup.
The Dons have no fresh injury worries ahead of the game at The Bolt New Lawn, with the likes of Aron Sasu, Isaac Ogundere and Paul Kalambayi all sure to be pushing for recalls to the 18-man squad.
FOLLOW THE DONS: BUY ON THE DAY
Wimbledon supporters can buy tickets directly from Forest Green before the game tomorrow, with your brilliant backing sure to play a big part in helping our side to come away with a positive result.
Dons fans will be located in the West Terrace, with the following tickets available:
Adults - £24
Over 65 - £19
Under-21 - £15
Under-18 - £9
Under-11 - £2
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