Gazette Sport
Holder: we must show our mettle
1:00pm Friday 27th January 2012
Halstead Town boss Jim Holder wants his side to show their steel in tomorrow’s showdown at high-flying Whitton United.
The Rosemary Lane team suffered a disappointing 3-0 defeat in last Saturday’s Ridgeons League division one derby at Brightlingsea Regent.
And Holder knows they will have to show more resolve when they make the tough trip to second-placed Whitton.
“We need to show our combative, physical side,” he said.
“We didn’t do that well enough last week and that’s why we struggled.
“Having that kind of presence on the pitch is a fundamental thing.
“You have to earn the right to play and, if we can do that, we’ll have a chance and a platform to show what we can do.”