Johnnie Jackson was pleased with the resilience shown by the Dons after a 1-0 victory at home to Salford.
Omar Bugiel’s 11th goal of the season proved to be the difference between the two sides as we kept pace with the play-off places.
With three games to go, we’re still in with a fighting chance as our players stuck to the task and put three vital points and a clean sheet on the board.
Here Johnnie discusses the game and provides an update on the fitness of Jack Currie.
ON THE PERFORMANCE…
The most important thing is that we won – that’s what matters at this stage of the season. It doesn’t matter how you do it, it’s about getting it done. The boys gave absolutely everything. We got another clean sheet. It was a resolute performance even if we weren’t at our best. We’ve kept the season alive with three games to go.
We had the wind behind us in the second-half, which definitely helped. It was our turn to use that to our advantage after they did in the first-half. We went to two strikers in Josh (Kelly) and Omar (Bugiel), which really helped us to have an outlet. We made them defend our box and that’s how we got our goal. It wasn’t vintage but no one is going to remember that.
ON STAYING RESOLUTE…
We stuck to our task and saw it through. We put our bodies on the line. The skipper (Jake Reeves) came up with a block at the end. That’s what this club is all about – giving everything for the badge. We need to make sure we do that in the remaining games.
ON JACK CURRIE…
He’s sore. He got a big cut. He’s a proper defender now, he’s got the scars to prove it. He tried to carry on but the blood was affecting his breathing. He didn’t want to affect the team’s performance by staying on. He made an honest call and said he needed to come off.
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