Striker looking forward to making amends in midweek game with AFC Wimbledon.
Striker Vadaine Oliver believes our team are capable of much more than what they showed in todayâs 1-0 defeat to Bury in Sky Bet League Two.
Oliver was once again a threat up front, but despite a spirited second half showing we were unable to come away with anything from the game.
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Speaking afterwards, the disappointed striker said: âYou could see near the end we were trying to pump it forward to get something. It was one of those games where we just couldnât get over the line.
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âYou have those games and we are all disappointed, but we have a game Tuesday night to put things right.â
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Oliver lamented the lack of chances created by the Stags throughout the match.
He continued: âYou have games where you donât get too many chances and you donât get the rub of the green, but you still need to be putting in one hundred per cent and the gaffer is questioning whether we did that today.
âIn the first half we didnât get out of first gear and when youâre playing against a team like Bury, itâs something you canât afford to do. I think in the second half we showed that we were capable of beating them. I know we didnât get a goal but we had them on the back foot for the majority of the half.
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âI think if we started like that the game would have been different,â he added.Â
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Oliver and the rest of our squad are now ready to move forward and re-group ahead of Tuesdayâs home match against AFC Wimbledon.
Looking to that game, he added: âWe need to get something on Tuesday night. We did away at their place [earlier this season] so there is no fear and we know weâre capable of beating them.
âWe just need to get started straight away and not have a first half like we did today.
âWe are capable of good things. I think it is just a case of our application in certain games where we have a slow start and you canât afford to do that,â added the loanee. Â