Hykeham Tigers manager Darren Giovannetti spoke out today about the season so far and his thoughts on it. Giovannetti stressed the importance to kick on from their current position and not rest on their laurels.Giovannetti was speaking after a weekend were Hykeham Tigers had a rest and a team-bonding trip to Amsterdam and in preparation for a huge game against rivals Market Rasen on Sunday. Giovannetti said
"We have started the season superbly, only loosing two games out of the 11 we have played including cup games. We are slightly dissapointed at drawing to Burton's twice, because they are points we should have really taken with both hands."
"We're currently third with the chance to move into second, with a good performance on Sunday. Complacency is something that we need to eradicate and quickly, no-one's position is safe in the team and we have a lot of strength in depth within the team."
"There is no such thing as coulda, should or would. If you shoulda and coulda, you woulda done it. At the end of the day, Excellence is a gradual result of always striving to do better"
It is widely thought that Chris Bennett will return to goalkeeping duties for this Sunday's clash with Market Rasen. James Pickering played the last cup game against AFC Rustons and saved a crucial penalty which led to Ian Sievwright sending the Tigers through to the next round of the cup.
"I'll have to have a good think about the goalkeeper situation, we are in a strong position in terms of keeping. Alot of teams at our level struggle for one brilliant keeper, let alone two like we have. Its a good problem I have"
