Midfielder Brett McGavin has hailed the impact new manager Billy Rowley has had on the Yeovil Town squad since arriving at the club.
The 25-year-old made his comeback from almost two months out with injury to play a major role in the Glovers’ 2-1 home win over Boston United in the the boss’ first game in charge last weekend.
They travel to Hartlepool United this weekend looking to turn their first victory in eight matches in to a run.
Speaking to BBC Somerset’s Jack Killah on Thursday, McGavin said: “It has been a whirlwind, we knew very late about Billy coming in, but he has been a breath of fresh air for everyone. He did not have much time, so we just gave him that full energy and full commitment for 90 minutes. He gave us that freedom to go and play and I thought that, particularly in the second half against Boston, we were excellent.
“It is quite clear he wants a specific style and I feel as if I can fit in to that style. Lots of passes, lots of time on the ball which I enjoy. Whether I am scoring goals, creating goals or even just keeping the ball ticking over for this team, I am happy to do any of that.
“The second half against Boston should be us and I think will be us in the future. There is going to be bumps in the road because he is a new manager and we are an old manager’s team, so it is going to take time but I feel like there is a lot of positivity in the group and we feel we are going to be okay.”
Luke McCormick and Brett McGavin – McMidfield – Picture courtesy of Gary Brown.
It was two goals from his midfield partner, Luke McCormick, which earned Yeovil victory last weekend and McGavin admitted the players were as relieved as supporters to pick up three points.
He confessed: “We needed three points desperately and you can see from the video which appeared on social media that we were over the moon. We felt that desperation for three points as much as the fans and we were delighted we could get them. Every footballer will tell you, training is always better after you get three points. Training has been lively and bubbly and that is credit to the staff.”
Asked about Hartlepool, he added: “They are a really tough, direct and strong team and they have been like that for a couple of seasons now, so if we want three points we are going have to be on top of our game. We will always try to impose our style and if I think we do that we can have a really good day.”
