Gillingham 1 Accrington 0: Reaction from manager Neil Harris after League 2 victory

Neil Harris was delighted with Saturday’s win but wants to see a more ruthless side to his Gillingham team.

The Gills picked up a 1-0 victory over Accrington thanks to Ashley Nadesan’s 29th-minute effort - but it could have been a rout as they recovered from a slow start to dominate the match.

Report: Gillingham 1 Accrington 0

Harris’ side had beaten Southampton 3-1 in their midweek Carabao Cup outing and that could have been more spectacular too if the numerous chances they created had been taken.

The Gills boss, speaking after Saturday’s win, said: “I made six changes from the other night, I picked a fresh team, there was only Robbie, Max and Shad that played 90 minutes the other night. I warned the group about it being after the Lord Mayor’s Show, starting a bit slow, and nobody clearly listened.

“We were so slow out of the blocks and it took me to raise my voice on the side to get us going, then after that I thought we were excellent and we dominated the game.

“There was only one team who was ever going to win that game, however, we have to be more clinical and ruthless because if you don’t then teams will punish you and that is what the lads have to realise.

“We should score three or four more goals. I am happy with the scoreline, happy with a lot of elements of the performance but I need to see better quality in the final third from my team.

“They get a free-kick right at the end and the ball could have floated over (the goalkeeper’s) head and into the top corner. It wouldn’t be Jake Turner’s fault or my defence’s fault, we needed to stick the ball in the other end. That is my demand of the group and that is for us to keep working on.

“It is my job to push them, as a manager it is my job to get the best out of