Doncaster Rovers star Jamie Sterry calls for calm ahead of Blackpool clash
Blackpool will visit League One rivals Doncaster Rovers on Saturday afternoon.
Doncaster Rovers defender Jamie Sterry believes his side are ‘going in the right direction’ as they prepare for a showdown with League One relegation rivals Blackpool.
The Tangerines will travel to the Eco-Power Stadium on Saturday looking to bounce back from their 4-1 defeat at the hands of AFC Wimbledon in midweek. That result left Ian Evatt’s side sitting in the relegation zone - although they can move to the right side of the dotted line if their result against Rovers is better than Wigan Athletic manage in their home game with promotion contenders Bradford City.
For Rovers, relegation remains a very real threat and they are just two points clear of the bottom four after taking just one point from their last three games on the back of consecutive wins against Huddersfield Town and Rotherham United. Former Newcastle United full-back Sterry believes results in recent weeks haven’t matched the performances his side are producing but pledged to continue working hard as they look to preserve their League One status.
He told the club website: “The performances have been really good and we just need to put those performances into wins. That’s what we are doing, working every single day to do that. Obviously we are together as a good unit at the training ground and on the pitch and fingers crossed we can keep going in the right direction. Every game is so important, this one is a big game. We have 11 games to go and we need to try and win as many as we possibly can. I think we have all season (created chances) and we have always been up there with creating chances and we just need to put it in the back of the net and keep it out of our net. That’s the aim of the game really.”
Pressure
The stakes will be high when Rovers meet Blackpool in a clash that could have serious ramifications at the bottom end of the League One table - but Sterry has stressed the need to ‘deal with the pressure’ as both sides look to rack up what could be a pivotal win in the battle against the drop.
He said: “We focus on each game as it comes. Obviously Saturday is the most important game and we will do everything we possibly can to win the game. It’s all about hard work and when the pressure does come, you deal with the pressure and work through it. I am looking forward to it, this is the most important bit.”