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"Things will start going our way," Ball

"Things will start going our way," Ball

April 26th 2021Noah Dougherty

Having left Crawley Town frustrated on Saturday afternoon, interim Head Coach Jimmy Ball insists his players have bounced back into training, ready to take on Barrow tomorrow night.

Rovers were unable to convert their chances at The People's Pension Stadium, but the boss is taking great confidence from numerous aspects of the performance.

"The boys have been fantastic again this morning," said Ball.

"You worry more when you're not creating chances than when you are, and we've all been around football long enough to know that if you keep getting in those positions, sooner or later things will start going our way.

"We've created 51 chances in the last three games. The only team who have created more in that time is Liverpool, with 53.

"We're all looking forward to tomorrow night, and the atmosphere in the camp has been the same since the moment I came in."

While Ball's men may feel they deserved more than a point from the last two games, it's important to set the foundations ahead of the final three fixtures.

"My first job when I came in was to stop the slide," he explained.

"They'd lost four in a row, so I feel confident that we've done that.

"The second part is to secure a spot in the play-offs, so from that point of view, nothing has changed.

"All of the players have grasped the concepts and ideas really well, and they're creating all these chances and causing teams real problems.

"Chances-wise, we should have beaten Exeter and Crawley, but when that doesn't happen you have to make sure you don't get beaten. We've kept back-to-back for the first time in four months."

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Barrow may be occupying 22nd spot in the division, but they'll prove just as much of a test as anyone else.

"You can't take anything for granted at this level. I'd say we're in the most unpredictable league in Europe," said the interim Head Coach.

"Every team has their strengths and their own style.

"I believe this will be an extremely difficult game. Both teams are fighting to try and achieve something so it will be a real battle."

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I'd say we're in the most unpredictable league in Europe.

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