Defender John Dempster believes that the return of Sam Clucas and Ben Hutchinson from injury is a huge boost to our squad.
Clucas returned to action in our 2-2 draw with Wycombe Wanderers a fortnight ago, whilst Hutchinson was on target in a 2-0 reserve team victory at Sheffield Wednesday on Tuesday.
âTheyâre like two new signings for us,â said Dempster.
âBoth are quality players and both bring a lot of positives to us in terms of going out and attacking teams. Theyâll be massive for us along with every other player in the squad.
âWeâve got some massive games coming up and a tough month in February, during which we play three of the top six. So itâs massively important for us to pick up points this month and âkick onâ in March.â
Last Saturday, we registered an important point in a 1-1 draw from a gruelling trek to Plymouth Argyle, but would have taken all three points had it not been for Lewis Alessandraâs stoppage-time equaliser.
Reflecting on the draw at Home Park, Dempster said: âI think some of the performances infront of myself and the back three were fantastic and that makes it worse in a lot of ways.
âThere have been games this season when weâve been hanging on and managed to collect all three points or nick a draw, but that wasnât the case on Saturday.
âI think to a certain degree Plymouth had maybe given up slightly, as they werenât âthrowing the kitchen sinkâ at us like some teams have this season.
âIt felt like we were keeping the ball well and we had the ball in their final third a lot of time during the last 15 minutes, so it was a blow to concede a goal late on.
âI donât think many people saw it coming,â continued Dempster.Â
âI spoke to one of Plymouthâs senior players after the game and he was really complimentary about how we performed and commented on how well-supported we were for such a long journey.
âSo there were lots of positives to take from last Saturday, but thereâs no hiding away from the fact that we disappointed to concede a goal so late on.â
Reviewing our form in Sky Bet League Two this season, the 30-year-old added: âThe gaffer has made it apparent to us that we need to stop conceding late goals.Â
âI think a lot of the time itâs a mental thing. Towards the end of the game youâre obviously more tired and your concentration can lapse. Thatâs probably been the case so far this season.Â
âItâs something that we need to improve upon, because [this division] is so tight from outside the Play-Offs all the way down to the bottom.
âItâs those fine margins, which, if you can improve, it means you can quickly shoot up the table.â
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