Kennie Malia insists in-form Jarrow can improve after Stokesley win extends unbeaten run
Jarrow continued their unbeaten start to the season with a home win against Stokesley SC.
Jarrow manager Kennie Malia admitted his side can still improve at both ends of the pitch following Saturday’s 4-1 home win against Northern League Division Two rivals Stokesley SC.
The Perth Green outfit produced an impressive performance during the first-half and took a two-goal lead into half-time after Luca Nelson and Luke Hudson found the net. However, the visitors hit back midway through the second-half when substitute Cole Stephenson got his side back into the game.
Jarrow striker Stephen Siyanbola restored his side’s two-goal advantage with quarter of an hour remaining when he plundered his fifteen goal of the season before substitute Lutfur Karim ended any doubt over the result. The win keeps Jarrow in third place in the table - but Malia insisted there is more to come from his players in their promotion hunt.
He told The Gazette: “We like to play attacking football, we always have done and that’s something we looked to add to during the summer. We are the highest scorers in the league and the biggest aspects of that is the fact that we are getting goals from all over the team. But it still kills me when we down tools and concede if we are winning big because everyone knows that I love to keep a clean sheet. We are happy with the defence, we have one of the best defensive records in the division and we know we can still improve.”
Jarrow now have a free midweek to prepare for next weekend’s visit to AFC Newbiggin before attention turns towards their FA Vase tie against local rivals Boldon CA.
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