Antony Sweeney admitted that his side rode their luck at
times during victory at Aldershot Town but paid tribute to the players for
The Caretaker Manager enjoyed a dream debut in the Pools
dugout as goals from Josh Hawkes, Gavan Holohan and Nicke Kabamba ensured a 3-0
triumph at The EBB Stadium.“We've played a lot better than that and lost games,” hetold Pools TV.
“To win 3-0, get the clean sheet and see some of the work we've
done with certain players in terms of getting in to the six-yard box come to fruition
was very positive.“I can't ask any more from the players. It's been a tough
week with very little contact time and no training since Wednesday so to put in
the performance they did, I can't ask any more.“The early goal gave us a lift and it was a pity we couldn't
score the penalty because I thought that would have settled us in to the game a
little bit more.“Sporadically, I thought we played some good stuff but, let's
be honest – they had a fair few chances and on another day they would have
scored some goals but sometimes you need that bit of luck.“Fair play to Ben, he's come in for some criticism early in
his career here but his performance today was outstanding and without him they
would definitely have scored a few.“I sensed their was a disappointment about the players after
this week's news so I just told them that the best way to show that was to go
out and show that we're a good team and we're not far off being one that can
rise up the table.“We just have to stick together because there is a good group of players there and today I appreciated every bit of effort they put in for me.”
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