Yeovil Town boss Billy Rowley said his side’s performance in Saturday’s win over Morecambe was the performance he had been seeking for a number of weeks.
The Glovers sit six points clear of the National League relegation zone going in to Wednesday night’s trip to Wealdstone after their opponents at the weekend, Gateshead, pick up a shock win over York City and Sutton United collect three points at fellow strugglers Eastleigh on Tuesday night.
Speaking to BBC Somerset, Rowley said: “That performance is something we’ve been looking for for ages and it’s something that I’m going to urge the players to try to bring into (the game at Wealdstone). We’ve just had a good review meeting, watched some good clips with the lads of of what we were pleased to see and what we want to see more of.
“The idea is to to go and start the game at Wealdstone on front foot with positive play. We want to try to go and win that game as well and there’s a lot of a lot of reasons why we can do that. I know Wealdstone are playing in a semi-final of the FA Trophy on Saturday, so naturally whether you like it or not, some of those players and staff will have at least one eye on that game, and we’re fighting for every point we we can get, so we can hopefully use that in a positive way.“
The Stones, who sit five places and four points ahead of Yeovil in the table, were beaten 2-0 at Forest Green Rovers last weekend following a 1-0 loss to Gateshead the previous Tuesday. They take on Marine in the Trophy semi-final on home soil on Saturday hoping to book an appearance at Wembley.
Rowley said: “They have got some really talented players and I know Wealdstone’s a tough place to go and get points but they are a team that on their day I think can beat anyone. But every team suffers dips in form and I think they’re going to be at least 10% concentrating on their game on Saturday. They have had some indifferent results recently, so we’re going to be going there and and trying to upset them.“
The manager was asked about the performances of two players in last weekend’s victory – goalscorer James Daly and loanee Delano McCoy-Splatt. Daly netted the Glovers’ second goal and put in an all-action performance which won him rave reviews whilst AFC Wimbledon youngster McCoy-Splatt impressed having appeared as a second half substitute.
On Daly, Rowley said: “He’s been he’s been a breath of fresh air in every sense of the word. James is potentially the best professional I have worked with, he’s definitely in the top three in the way he looks after himself, the way he trains, and he’s brought that on to the pitch. He was in and out the team with injury until I came in and we were fortunate that we we got him back fit. It’s such a shame that because we have got a small squad he’s been used in in a few different positions, which probably sometimes hampers his his rhythm. But when when we play him regularly in whether it be down the middle or off the wing, he’s a he’s a threat.”
On McCoy-Splatt, he added: “He’s a lad that I’ve watched play for the last three or four years, he’s an unbelievable technician, a powerful, great mover, really good on the eye and on top of that I didn’t realise how much of a good character he was as well. I’ve had a few mates that have worked with Delano in the past couple of years and they’ve had good things to say about him and yeah he’s been he’s been brilliant with the with the group. He’s he’s good mates with Tyrell Works as well, that’s brought another layer of Tyrell’s character out. I thought his his debut was excellent when he came on, he was he was so assured on the ball, he passed forward, he receives it well and like I say physically he’s excellent as well.“