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Jackson looks ahead to midweek clash

2022-05-19T09:18:50.487Z

JACKSON READY FOR VILLA TRIP

Jackson looks ahead to midweek clash

2022-05-19T09:18:50.487Z

Jackson looks ahead to midweek clash

Mike Jackson discusses Thursday’s game at Aston Villa, as we enter the final week of the 2021/22 Premier League season.

Jackson on the home game against Villa earlier this month:

“We learnt a lot as a group. I learnt a lot as well about myself regarding what the game was and what it was asking. We know that now, we knew that on the day, but you learn these little things afterwards sometimes. In the moment, they don’t always go the way that you want them to.

“You pick the bones out of it as always, and there are things that we could’ve done better on the day, but we still created chances, so you take the good out of what we did moving into Thursday.”

Jackson on focus:

“We’ve found that our best performances have come when we just focus on what’s actually needed in the game. You’re attacking the moment and attacking the next thing in the game when that happens.

“It allows you to move from movement to movement in a game and be calm, it sounds a bit boring but that’s what keeps you focused on where you need to be and it’s what keeps you on task.

“It’s in our hands, we know that, but we don’t look too far ahead. This group works best when it just focuses on the here and now. That’s the way we’ve always tried to approach it and mentally, we’re in a good place now because of that.”

Jackson on experience:

“This group’s been in these sorts of situations before. They’ve been through these spells, so I think there’s a bit of calmness which comes with that. When you’ve been through it before, you know what’s important and what you need to focus on.”

Jackson on injured players showing support:

“I can’t believe I’ve seen Vyds [Matej Vydra] here today. He’s hobbling around on his crutches and the same goes for Ash [Westwood] too.

“They want to be here, they know how important it is, and they’re doing everything that they possibly can to support their team mates.

“They’re coming into the training ground and to the matches all of their own accord, they’re unbelievable characters. That sort of attitude can only rub off on their mates, it’s good to see.”

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