Two goals from the impressive Jordan Obita and a late third from midfielder Chris Whelpdale capped off a tremendous win for the Kent-based club as they continue to snap at the heels of the teams amongst the playoffs.
“It’s right up there.” Hessenthaler told BBC Radio Kent. “To come to Cheltenham, with the season they are having, to score three and keep a clean sheet says it all.”
After a terrible start to the New Year, in which the Gills went seven games without a win, Hessenthaler’s side are now one of the form teams in the division with 5 wins in their last six games, leaving their manager praising the Kent clubs togetherness heading into the final part of the season.Hessenthaler continued: "The dressing room's so together we want to work really hard and achieve something this season.”
Another pleasing note for the Preistfield boss is the return to fitness of numerous key players including defender Andy Frampton and top scorer Joe Kuffour to bolster a previously depleted looking Gills squad. However the performances of several younger members has left the former Dover Athletic manager delighted, with many first teamer’s still on the sidelines.
Hessenthaler added: “It was always a concern with the amount of players that we had missing. But the performances of the younger ones, Connor Essam, Obita, Jack Payne and Olly Lee they’re still only young boys, but I thought the dressing room was right.”
With 10 matches remaining the Gills are right in the promotion hunt and Hessenthaler believes that his side’s desire to accomplish something this campaign is the key to their recent success on the pitch.
He concluded: “The squad is so together at the moment and even the ones that were not here today we really want to achieve something this season so it didn’t surprise me that we could come here and get a result.”
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