Preview: Gillingham manager Neil Harris ahead of their League 2 match with Sutton United at Priestfield

Gillingham boss Neil Harris admits he’s learning on the job about the inconsistency that comes with managing a lower-league side.

He admits he’s only been able to name his best XI once this season, which hasn’t helped, but neither has the swing in performances individually and collectively. It looked like things were clicking after a fine recent performance at Grimsby, only to turn in a shocker days later against Mansfield.

With no wins in eight league games, Harris will be hoping those eight out of 10 performances are incoming when they host Sutton United at Priestfield this Saturday.

He said: “What we see in training at the moment is a little bit like the league stuff, a bit inconsistent, what I want to see from the group is consistent training standards, every day.

“I expect more complete performances over the 90 minutes rather than 30-45 minutes. Certainly playing at home, we need to be better for sustained periods. Do I see us getting better? If I could pick a settled team, that would help for us to be better.

“I see quality on the training pitch and I see us score goals and I see us build play, I see good habits, I see a little lack of composure at times. We have to give the fans something to entertain them and keep them going, to keep that belief and trust in the group. Do I think we will get better? Yes I do.

“Players can be good for a game and not so productive for two, you can see the players that tend to move from the lower leagues to the Championship or Premier League are the ones who tend to produce similar stats week after week after week. Yes, I have not been used to it in the past, but it's good for my learning curve, working with players and trying to identify and help them to develop.

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