The school of hard knocks
SHOTS BOSS DESPERATE FOR WIN THAT TEAM’S EFFORT DESERVES
WHILE it wasn’t the result he wanted, Mark Molesley was pleased with what he called a ‘very good’ performance as Aldershot Town lost 3-2 to Bromley on Saturday.
The Shots led the National League fixture twice, Mikael Ndjoli scoring in the fourth minute and Lewis Kinsella in the 25th, but each time were pegged back quickly by the south Londoners.
The winner came in the 65th minute when Michael Cheek converted a penalty after Scott Wagstaff, making his first start for the Shots, was deemed to have handballed in the box.
It was a third consecutive defeat for the Shots and while manager Molesley believes his side are improving, he concedes they have some work to do.
“The performance was very good,” he said. “You can see what we are trying to do and we’re committing to it, we’re building those relationships, we’re definitely getting better but it’s that last little bit now because we have lost this game on three setplays.
“Bromley are a very experienced side, riding high in the league and I think we pushed them all the way. That makes it all the more disappointing because we don’t want to be a good-looking outfit that loses.
“That isn’t us. That isn’t what we are going to be about but at the moment we are learning through our hardships and learning through the experiences. We will be better for them. We feel we are on the right track and that is why we are so desstill perate for the win, for the positive result, to get the lads to keep believing in it. They are working so hard.”
Both the Shots’ goals were great finishes but Molesley is adamant his side should not feel sorry for themselves.
“I think you can see patterns and the way we work and what we are doing,” the Shots boss said. “The execution is getting better and you can see that with our goals but then we have momentarily been caught out and have shown a little bit of naivety and immaturity. We are learning some harsh lessons at the moment but we can’t feel sorry for ourselves. We can’t say we were unlucky because that isn’t the right attitude. It is happening and we’ll fix it. We aren’t unlucky but we aren’t far away.
“We are desperate for a result and
Meanwhile, Woking are to extend the loan of Leo Hamblin to the end of the season. The young defender, who turned 19 this week, has impressed at left-back for the Row since joining from the National League side on a month’s loan as cover for the injured Tom Bird. you can see how positive we were in our performance. You can forgive a little bit of anxiety because we desperately want that win for our family, our fans and ourselves. We really want it and how often do you see a corner go directly in?
“A long throw is flicked on awkwardly then a penalty where someone has charged it down in a crowded box and the referee has spotted a handball. Those were three tough moments for us but moments that we need to do better. We need to take responsibility and meet everything head on – there will be no excuses. We will dust ourselves down and go again. But there’s green shoots there.”
Aldershot were due to face Weymouth last night after the News & Mail went to press and are away to Barnet (5.20pm) on Saturday.