JOHNNIE Jackson hailed his side for getting back to the “bread and butter” of League Two after their 1-0 win over Fleetwood Town at Plough Lane last weekend.
Josh Neufville scored the only goal with a fierce drive in the 28th minute as the Dons collected nine points from four games ahead of the international break.
Jackson was pleased with how his players refocused after they knocked Premier League Ipswich Town out of the EFL Cup in the second round the previous Wednesday.
“It was another good win, we’re very pleased with how things are going,” Jackson said. “It was important that we had to get back to the bread and butter of the league and put in a performance after the highs of Wednesday. I’m incredibly proud of the boys.
“[Saturday] was a scrappy game. I don’t think we were at our best, we should’ve taken the game away from them, particularly with that outstanding chance for Matty (Stevens) who will know he should’ve scored it. They [Fleetwood] huffed and puffed but we did the ugly side of the game well.”
Jackson hopes that wing-back Neufville can keep scoring.
He said: “He definitely needs to. It was an excellent strike for him and there’ll be more to come for him. I keep telling him to get in at that back post because there’s goals there.
“It was a beauty. He works so hard for the team. He’s always an outlet with his pace but he does the dirty work too.”
Wimbledon’s next game is at home to Milton Keynes in the league on Saturday 14 at 12.30pm.
Jackson added: “It’ll be good to pause as we’ve been at it with weekend and then midweek games straight after. It’s a big output that they’ve put in. We may look to do something in-house game-wise but it’s important that they take this opportunity to rest.
“We’re looking forward to the next game at home. We’ll have a lot of time to prepare for it. It’s a tough game. We know they can be unbelievable occasions. We have to prepare really professionally and be aware of the emotion that goes into it.”
