Wilson demands increased concentration
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Danny Wilson admits there is little that can be said to help eradicate the late goal curse that has seen Town drop four points in the last two League One fixtures.
Wilson's side have squandered 2-0 and 1-0 leads in clashes with Southend and Charlton respectively over the last two weekends, and the manager believes the problem can be attributed to just one thing:
"It's concentration, that's all it is. It's not something you can work on," he said.
"You have to try and have some sort of calmness about yourself as a team during the cut and thrust of a game.
"We've switched off in a few areas for a split second when the goals have come, because we have possibly thought the games were up."
But while the manager conceded there was a significant sense of disappointment among the squad after conceding a second late equaliser in as many games, he is confident his players have enough character to put the result behind them and prove their quality by performing well against Oldham tomorrow evening.
"It was a harsh lesson to learn, but we're going to have to do it as all good teams do," he said.
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"They're as disappointed as anybody, but there is nothing better than a game coming round as quick as it has done with Oldham tomorrow night.
"We haven't let it fester, and we want to get it out of our system as quickly as possible.
"So let's hope we can take it out on Oldham."
The last clash between the sides ended in a 2-2 draw earlier in the season, with Town again falling victim to a last minute equaliser, but Wilson was unwilling to dwell on the performance, preferring to praise his side's recent performances and potential for victory tomorrow evening.
He said: "Saturday's game doesn't matter let alone the one against Oldham earlier in the season, because you can't change anything.
"They had a lot of new players at that time and expectations were high for them but unfortunately it hasn't panned out as well for them as they would have liked.
"But we've still got a lot to play for now, and however we played at their place earlier in the season is irrespective now - it's not up to what we can do tomorrow night, and I'd like to think we can come away with three points."
















