Gillingham’s Nick Freeman reacts to their 3-1 loss at Accrington Stanley and looks forward to a home game against Port Vale on Tuesday night

Nick Freeman is confident Gillingham won’t repeat their below-par performance at Accrington.

The wing-back admitted the Gills were well below their best in a 3-1 defeat at Accrington but is sure they can quickly put things right.

They get a chance tomorrow (Tuesday) night when they play Port Vale at home.

“We're a lot better than that, and I'm sure that won't happen again going forward,” he said, following a poor performance.

“It's just one of those games. We've been really good recently, in really good form.

“We're an honest group, so I'm sure we'll rally each other, and we'll get behind each other and move on from this.

“But that's football. You just get those days where you're just not at it and we weren't at it as a group, individually and as a collective.”

Freeman was quick to give credit to Accrington, who he felt made life difficult for the visitors.

“They were really good,” he said. “They're physical, they were technically really good and it was a tough place to [play].”

A defensive mix-up early on didn’t help, as the Gills fell behind after just 11 minutes.

Freeman said: “It was just a mistake. We all make mistakes in football but we got a goal back [at 2-0 down]. We were still really in the game but it just got away from us.

“We didn't do too much to score and they were relentless, to be honest. They were on us. They were direct and we just didn't deal with it, unfortunately.

“But I know how good we are as a group, technically and physically. I know that we can bounce back from this and it's just one of those games. But due credit to Accrington, to be fair.”

Freeman also rejected any suggestion that complacency had crept into the Gills' performance.

“We always believe we can win every game,” he said. “We've got