Haydn Hollis: 'Kevin Nolan has given Notts County players a lot of confidence'

Haydn Hollis has praised Notts County manager Kevin Nolan for giving him a lot of confidence and changing the mentality in the dressing room.

Since Nolan took over at Meadow Lane, alongside Alan Hardy's acquisition of the club, the Magpies have gone from League Two relegation certainties to being well in with a chance of staying up.

"Personally, he has given the squad a lot of confidence; he has given me a lot of confidence," Hollis told the Nottingham Post.

"He has said some good things about me in the press, which has been really nice and it makes me believe in myself. I'm sure he's done that with others.

"It's brilliant for me to hear and it makes me want to do well for him. I want to do it for myself as well.

"I was never low, but it's always nice when someone is good with you and believes in you.

"It makes you feel like you can do it. If someone believes in you then you're going to believe in yourself.

"He's just changed the mentality of the place. It was never a bad place to come to work. We're all lucky to be professional footballers, but it's a good place.

"You get up in the morning now and you look forward to coming to train because it's a good place. We have a laugh, but on the other side it's really serious as well.

"I think everyone is buying into what he believes. And that's the way forward, everyone has to buy into what he believes if we're going to be successful."

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