Curle now knows the defensive solidity needs to be backed up with having that cutting edge in the final third again to make it count.

The defensive displays have been pleasing and I get the feeling theres more to come.

That being Exeter tomorrow evening, a Grecians setup he knows well after his Wembley success last summer.

Theyve always been in the top-half, in and around the playoffs and probably over the last three or four years, theyve been a constant threat and a difficult side to beat.

Theyve got flexibility in their structure whereby now theyve been playing with a back four, but I know that they can play, and they have switched to a back three as well so theyve got that in their armoury that familiarity of changing roles.

I spoke to him after the playoff final and I was impressed with how they got themselves to the final.

All they need is a promotion now to back it up so we know its going to be a similar test to Cambridge in what Ive faced as Oldhams Head Coach so far, a side looking to get a positive result and take the game to us.

We now need to turn good solid performances into very good performances.

Being able to adapt with it and have that flexibility that we can change formation if need be, as well.

Weve got ourselves into some very good positions and then that final ball sometimes lets us down.

We need to make better movement up front, we need to have more movement up front and we need to get players in more advanced positions.

You want to win games and thats our next step now, to consistently win games starting tomorrow.

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