Badshot Lea manager Gavin Smith post-Uxbridge

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00:00Gavin, last home game of the season and a really good performance in a 2-0 win against Uxbridge.

00:05That must be the perfect way to sign off at home.

00:08Yes, when was our last home game?

00:11At the head last week.

00:12Yes, but it was important to take the second-half performance into tonight.

00:18I think that gave us a bit of a lift, to be fair, although it wasn't...

00:21I said we batted them when I spoke to you last and it wasn't...

00:25We just showed a bit of urgency and a bit of desire.

00:27So it's good to get the two goals and come in positive from Thursday,

00:32which I think we took into tonight.

00:34I thought we dominated the game, which was good.

00:37Well in control, probably should have scored a couple more early.

00:41The pitch is difficult, to be fair, so I can't really argue with a couple of the touches

00:45because it's bobbling around.

00:47But yes, it was really positive to keep a clean sheet, which we haven't done for a while.

00:52Maybe that shows what a little bit of a rest can do.

00:54After all the games, we had the weekend off, which people have reset and recharged.

00:59So, yes, good, but we're bare-bones tonight.

01:02We were down to 14, a few people injured, a couple couldn't make it.

01:06So, a test of the squad.

01:08Babs was obviously suspended.

01:09David came in for Babs.

01:11Dunner was excellent, to be fair, for a young lad coming in on his debut.

01:15I know he's a full-starting debut.

01:19He's just fearless, so I'm really, really pleased with him.

01:22And he showed that he'll be a good part of our squad next year.

01:25Yes, it was his first start.

01:27He's obviously had some minutes off the bench and he's very impressed and he showed what he's all about.

01:30Yes, I mean, for the minute he stepped in at training, you could tell he's got quality.

01:35There's nothing of him.

01:36He's tiny, but in terms of ability and football intelligence,

01:42he's good and he's fit as runs.

01:44I think he was constant tonight, just running, running, running, didn't give up.

01:49So, really positive for him.

01:51Kareem, good positive performance for him, two goals.

01:54I thought the wide players were good, defensively were good.

01:57It was just an all-round good performance.

02:00Yes, good all over the pitch, really, and from the first whistle and throughout, really, wasn't it?

02:04It was, yes, because we've had games where some people have done well,

02:07some people haven't been quite at it.

02:09That was the first time for a while where everyone's been at it and looked good,

02:13got the better of their opponent and that's how you get wins.

02:16It's the first time you've had five days since a game, really,

02:19rather than a game every two, three days.

02:21Yes, like I say, you don't want to make excuses for games,

02:24but I think we had a real, because we played five in eight days before

02:29and we won, I think we won three of them, drew one, lost one.

02:31But the games, the last games, we had South Park, Hamworth, Westfield, Leatherhead,

02:38you know, real tough games.

02:40Binfield, fighting for their lives, they're beating everyone they play, really, and getting results.

02:45So, five tough games, that one, in that period.

02:49Sorry, it was more than that one, it was seven games.

02:50Seven in 12, I think.

02:52So, that took its toll, I think, and we can't really argue with what the lads put in.

02:56Picked up loads of injuries, little injuries and niggles.

02:59And like I say, we're down to a depleted squad.

03:03It's lucky the season's come to an end, to be honest.

03:06Two really good finishes from Kareem for both the goals there.

03:09Yes, he's shown tonight, I think he deserved to start again.

03:14We've been rotating him and Tane quite a bit because of the games we've had

03:18and the fact neither of them have really took advantage and gone,

03:20I should be the one starting.

03:23So, he did enough on Thursday to start tonight

03:28and got his rewards by getting a couple of goals.

03:31And the clean sheet, I mean, Harry didn't have a lot to do,

03:33but the couple of times he was called into action, he was raised a good save on the first half.

03:36Yes, he made one first half, didn't he?

03:38Yes, I can't really remember anything else.

03:41No, so that's a positive.

03:43Although, I don't think we tested their keeper massively,

03:46although we had a lot of pressure and a lot of play when we looked to fret.

03:50I didn't think, especially second half,

03:53I thought they looked a little bit of a fret first half, but not so much second half.

03:58And I just look forward to a good day at Churchill.

04:00Obviously, they're champions, aren't they?

04:02So, it'll be a bit of an occasion for them.

04:03Yes, I mean, in terms of last games of the season,

04:08to go to the team that's won the league, where they get good support,

04:13I think they're expecting a really good crowd.

04:14It'd be a really good...

04:16We could go somewhere where there's nothing to play for.

04:20It could be deaders and anything.

04:21It could be a good atmosphere, good pitch.

04:24Hopefully, we can make a good showing of ourselves on Saturday.

04:27And then, obviously, you want to take momentum into that semi-final

04:30for the Aldershot Cup against Hartlepool.

04:31Yes, definitely, we want to get to the final.

04:33So, it'll be a tough game.

04:34I know Hartlepool haven't been doing particularly well, similar to us, really.

04:37They had a really good start to the season,

04:40exceeded expectations, probably,

04:42and then have just, ever so slowly, fallen down,

04:45finding it hard to get wins.

04:47I don't think they've won that many since they've been kicked out.

04:49They were excellent when they beat us here,

04:51although I don't think we played particularly well.

04:52But that was probably more to the point that they were right at it,

04:56made it difficult for us and they deserve to win on the night.

04:58So, yes, we'll be looking to get a little bit of revenge on that one.

05:03Although we beat them earlier in the season,

05:06it'll be a difficult game.

05:08Yes, and a chance to get to a final, isn't it?

05:11Yes, it'd be nice to get there again,

05:13nice to play Westfield again,

05:14because I didn't think the game we played them here,

05:17where they deservedly beat us.

05:20But I'd be disappointed if that happened again, if I'm honest.

05:25Yes, it would be a much closer game, really, wouldn't it?

05:27I'd like to think so.

05:28You never know, but I'd like to think so.

05:30If we had a bit of rest and something to play for,

05:34I think it would be a bit more competitive than it was when we played them here.

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