Jamie Fullarton: 'Notts County players won because they stuck to game plan'

Notts County manager Jamie Fullarton has praised his players for sticking to his game plan as he began his managerial reign with a win at Crawley Town.

Filip Valencic's impressive second-half volley from just outside the box proved the difference between the two sides in Saturday’s League Two clash at the Checkatrade.com Stadium. 

The result saw the Magpies earn only their second away win of the season, the first one coming all the way back on the first game of the campaign in August.

Fullarton said: "It's a great three points, but it's only three points. Breaking records doesn't really come into our thought process. You've got to give credit to the players because they are the ones who take in the information then act upon it.

"I thought every man played their part, they were first class. It wasn't just the centre-backs, but I touched on it previously that defending is about the team, not any individual.

"It's not just the defence which stops you conceding goals, it's what happens in front in terms of making it difficult to play better balls into the box, therefore making the job easier for the defenders.

"From the centre backs to the centre forwards, we had a game plan and we stuck to it."

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