Gillingham preview: Manager John Coleman looks ahead to playing Tranmere Rovers away this Saturday in League 2

Gillingham manager John Coleman admits he’d accept the team being vulnerable at the back if it means they’re more potent in attack.

Coleman’s trying to get the Gills out of a rut and feels the best way to do that is by scoring goals - something they’ve struggled with for the last two and a half seasons.

The Gills head to Tranmere Rovers tomorrow (Saturday) without a goal in their last four games and without picking up a point. Coleman’s first game in charge last weekend ended in a 1-0 defeat to Doncaster Rovers.

Coleman said: “The lack of goals is the big thing. It's something we've got to focus on.

“That might mean persevering with two up front and maybe making ourselves a little bit vulnerable, but hopefully making the opposition a bit more vulnerable as well.

“I'd like us to score goals, and I think we've got to get that psychological barrier out of our way by scoring a goal. The sooner we do that, the better.

“Let's make no bones about it, (we’re in) a rut and the fans are feeling that rut as well. We've got to get out of that as quick as we can.

“This is a wonderful club. The team aren’t performing at the levels that this club has provided for them. I wouldn't say it needs a saviour, but it definitely needs a change of impetus.

“I think the whole place and the fans need a feel-good factor. You can get that with a couple of goals. But they need a lift, everyone needs a lift and hopefully we can give them that lift.

“If you reflect back to last Saturday's game, we started really bright. We don't score, we concede an absolute calamitous goal and it saps the energy out of the fans, let alone the players.

“The fans can be forgiven for going: ‘Oh, here we go again. Same horse, different jockey.’

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