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Gillingham first team coach Nicky Southall writes exclusively for the KM Group

Nicky Southall
Nicky Southall

We won't be underestimating Aldershot this weekend as I feel they are in a false position.

I went to watch them a few weeks ago when they beat Burton 2-0. They are strong physically and we will need to be on our guard.

Hopefully, we can go there and take last Saturday's positive performance against Bournemouth into the match and get three points.

It's a tricky place to go. They play at a tight ground but the pitch is decent so hopefully we will be able to get the ball down and get it up to Jo Kuffour and Frank Nouble.

The squad showed terrific character last weekend to fight back from 3-1 down to draw 3-3. We started brightly and were thinking 'this isn't bad' but then we got hit with a sucker-punch. It was a good strike from the edge of the box but after looking back at it on the DVD, maybe we were a bit disorganised on the corner which led to the goal.

Jack Payne scored a great equaliser and we have been saying to the players that over the last few weeks we seem to be trying to walk the ball in a bit like Arsenal do.

We have got to believe in ourselves and get a few shots away from distance because anything can happen. It was an unbelievable strike.

We reverted to one up top and Danny Kedwell didn't give the Bournemouth defence a minute's peace. He was phenomenal and he did all the ugly bits which centre forwards don't like but he thrives on.

He fully deserved his equaliser at the end.

Sunday's draw paired us or Bournemouth with Leyton Orient away but we have to do our job at home first.

It will be a great let-down if we don't follow it up and get through to the next round.

It would be like a local derby as it's not too far. We played them in pre-season and gave them a good game.

We know how they play but we just have to concentrate on our league game this week because that's where our bread and butter is.

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