Mark Cooper has told BBC Radio Somerset’s Josh Perkins that his team for the game against Dagenham has been picked on the merit of training since the Glovers’ enforced break.
Frank Nouble, Michael Smith, Morgan Williams and Kofi Shaw all come back into the starting line up with Aiden Stone making his debut in goal.
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Speaking on how the team have managed the gap between races, the gaffer said;
“It’s was basically a mixture of some rest, but some really intense work, it’s about trying to get that reset where, we gave the players a few days off, but came back knowing that there was no messing about, it was all front foot intensity, and we’ve picked the team on what we’ve seen in training.”
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He said that Goalkeeper, Aidan Stone has settled into the group well and confirmed that there are still some injury concerns within the group.
“Sonny [Blu Lo Everton] is fit, but not quite ready for the match, Caleb Hughes is injured, he’s a long term, he had a really bad rupture of his hamstring
“Aaron [Jarvis] has a long term injury and it’s boring for the players, it’s the same old thing every day, it’s rehab, the aim is to try and get him back two weeks ahead of schedule so he can take part in some of the games”