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Yeovil Town manager Mark Cooper praised his side for their ‘best all-round performance’ in their goalless draw with Altrincham on Saturday.

 

The sides had drawn their previous three matches, so it was perhaps no surprise to see the sides in stalemate once more.

 

Despite not being able to find the net in front of their home supporters, four wins and a draw from their opening nine matches feels a solid return on their first season back in the National League.

 

Reflecting on the game at the weekend, Cooper said: “I thought we looked really solid. I thought we looked aggressive, I was really pleased.

 

“I think that’s the best all-round performance as a whole that we’ve given this season.

 

“I asked for a performance today and I thought first half we were really good, we look powerful, we controlled large parts of the game and we picked the right time to play forward.

 

“I was really pleased, the only thing missing was a little bit of quality when we got one-v-one in the wide areas to create that goal.

 

“I thought we were really good defensively, we set up a little bit differently. We played a 4-1-4-1, three midfield players.

 

“We wanted legs, some ability and energy in the middle of the pitch today and I think you could see we looked pretty solid and we won a lot of one-v-one duels in the middle of the pitch.

 

“As a team we defended really well, but that has to be a minimum for us, that output, that effort. If we’d have played like that the other night, we’d have won the game.

 

“It’s pretty sobering for the boys that if they do give everything, which I don’t believe we did the other night, if we give everything we can match – I mean Altrincham were in the play-offs last year, I thought we more than matched them today.”

 

Goalkeeper Ollie Wright was pleased to secure a clean sheet, his second on in the National League in a Yeovil shirt and first at Huish Park following the Glovers’ 1-0 win at Braintree.

 

He said: “I’m buzzing with the clean sheet, it was much needed. Thought the back four and Dom [Bernard] who come on were brilliant, so yeah it was much needed.

After nine games, two clean sheets. We set a goal for myself so just got to keep going really.

 

“I thought first half lads were brilliant, didn’t really have a lot to do, but then you get called upon it’s really important to be ready. It was a good save and that’s what I’ve been training for really.

 

“The gaffer has trusted me so I really appreciate that and playing National League at my age, I think it’s a really good level for me, so I’m just here to play as much as I can and showcase my skills.”

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