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Josh Sims said the 1-0 defeat at Tamworth was ‘disappointing’ and it was a tough result to take.

The midfielder spoke to BBC Somerset’s Josh Perkins after the defeat saying: “It was a tough, tough old match. Disappointing result in the end, to be honest, I think you know the way we played in the end, we can’t just hang on for a 0-0 like that. We defended really well as a team for virtually the whole game. So things like that are always going to drop in. You can’t defend like that for 90 minutes, unfortunately. But, yeah, disappointing result.”

Sims gave credit to Tamworth and their long throw. “Tamworth are good at what they do. Obviously, they’ve got the long throw, they just put pressure in the box, put numbers in there, and then that’s how they get their goal. So it was nothing that we weren’t expecting. It’s just disappointing that we gave him so many opportunities to do it, whether that was corners, crosses, you know, long throws and that kind of thing. So, yeah, really tough, tough one to take in the end.”

With Danny Webb completing his first full week as manager, Sims said training had been positive, but had an eye on the trip to Aldershot on Wednesday.

“It’s been really positive. You know, it’s been a good training week, but we’re just saying in there, it’s all good doing it in training. I know this is where it matters, the 90 minutes on a Saturday. So listen, we’ve got to go again on Wednesday. We’ve got another tough, tough match. So, yeah, we go again.”

New Yeovil boss Danny Webb will be getting on with recruitment following his side’s 1-0 loss at Tamworth.

Speaking to BBC Somerset’s Josh Perkins, Webb said the squad was lacking pace and physicality, but that it was ‘great for him to see’.

“I knew the magnitude of the job when I came in, and, yeah, seeing it with me own eyes in terms of, you’re thinking at half time, you’ve rode the storm and I thought the boys defended the box and the long throws and the corners tremendously well. But sadly, we were missing actually, first half that little bit of quality when we won the ball back, and a real lack of pace and physicality in our team. So yeah, I think we’re down to work straight away to recruit, get some players in. The boys, fair play, kept going right to the end, worked their socks off, it certainly wasn’t a lack of effort.

“It’s a shame that the goal that wins it is a corner, where for most of the game, we’ve defended them really well, but you can’t concede, I would say probably over 20-25 corners and long throws combined. You can’t. And, eventually one of our lads is going to get overpowered, one’s going to lose their marker, it’s going to happen. So after that, it just becomes a bit of a free for all, because you’re throwing people up front, you’re trying to get back in the game, whereas if you keep it at 0-0 and gradually go up the gears, then you’ve got a chance.”

When asked about what he said to the team in the second half, Webb said there was a mixture of tactical and set piece feedback, but conceded that the better team won on the day.

On his words at half time, he said: “Let’s think we’ve rode the storm. You can’t concede see that many corners again. We probably conceded more in the second half, and really couldn’t, really couldn’t get going. Loads of things to tactically to look at for the first half, two centre forwards too far apart. When we had good possession of the ball, we had no one running beyond Tamworth. Everything was in front of them. Going against, we’re having duels with players who were quicker and making poor decisions. As I say, it’s really, it’s a really disappointing result, and the best team definitely won.”

Webb spoke highly of the returning Andrew Oluwabori, who had a good chance to get a point for the Glovers.

“Andrew is a great spark. I can see the calibre of player I want to bring in, and he’s certainly done himself no harm at all today. He’s a League One player, you know, and the Yeovil Town should be getting players in of that calibre, and we will start doing that now. It wasn’t a wake up call for me, so to speak. But you talk about training, because the lads have been excellent away in terms of their attitude and approach to everything. They’re very committed, definitely. But yeah, need a bit more quality going forward.”

Webb added: “Yeah, and it’s a chance for these lads to keep showcasing what they what they can do and what they want to do for the club. Because obviously the owners and stakeholders are very keen to to bring players in as well. So it’s about bringing the right player in. I think you saw of Andrew, he is the right player, or the first of many I think, that’ll be hopefully improving the squad. But yeah, in the meantime, supporting the lads and maintaining their attitude and professionalism, because they have been, they have been good. But today, I just felt that every time we had maybe a simple decision, we had a silly shot from 30 yards, where we could dribble we come back inside, when we should have passed we dribbled. Lots of poor decisions, so great for me to see, really good for me to see going forward.

With players coming in, Webb was asked about departures: “I think that happens as a consequence and I think that that will naturally happen. Obviously, in terms of the budget to work within, etc. So, yeah, it’s the same, if players aren’t really part my plans, I don’t really want to waste anyone’s time. It won’t happen overnight. It won’t be a couple of games. It’d be quite a few games to really see how this squad takes shape. So as I say, it’s it’s frustrating, because a great reaction last Saturday, I just felt today it was it was probably needed to fair. Tamworth won fair and square and loads of lessons to be learned.

“There has to be an element of patience, which I know there is from everyone, because Rome weren’t built in a day, and this will certainly take more than a day. I urge our supporters to stick with us, because I thought they were fantastic today.”