Robbie McKenzie is hoping that Gillingham can continue building off their previous two home victories as Newport County visit MEMS Priestfield Stadium on Saturday.
The midfielder wants Priestfield to become a place that opponents fear, and knows the best way to do that is to continue winning. Following impressive home results against Tranmere Rovers and Bristol Rovers respectively, McKenzie acknowledged that they are the standards they should be continuing to meet.
Having lost 3-0 at York City last Saturday, McKenzie has confidence in the squad's mentality to bounce back, and believes that the lessons learned from last season's struggles will leave them better prepared for these challenges.
The 28-year-old discussed his versatility and doing what he can to help the team, and touched upon how, as a senior player, he can help the younger players that are breaking into the first team setup.
Continuing to build a platform at home...
That's what we want to continue. We want to make this a hard place to come and get a result, so hopefully, we can do that at the weekend.
It is something to build on. We need to look at that as a group and say that this is our standard, and we need to keep to that.
The mentality of the squad...
I feel like we have learnt a lot from last year of what went wrong, and I feel that as a group we will be more prepared for the challenges ahead. I feel that you learn a lot from your failures, and as a group we can implement that. The mentality of the group has switched a bit, and hopefully, that is going to be a positive going forward.
As a group we know where we stand at the minute, and going forward I feel that we are really positive and in the right place.
The changing room is really strong, and we are really together down there.
His versatility...
If that's what the team needs, then that's what the team needs. I am happy to do that.
[The difficulty of adjusting to playing in different positions during a game] - Sometimes it is because you have worked all week in that one position, and then you are suddenly doing a different one. That's where I think a little bit of experience and know-how comes into it, and I feel like I have got that and can implement it when needed.
Helping the younger players breaking into the first-team...
With the new lads coming through, you kind of need to get them out of their shell a bit first, and you kind of see yourself when you were that age and what it was like to go and train with the first team. You have to make it a warm environment for them to be able to learn.
