Gillingham 0-3 Walsall Player Ratings: Promise in attack overshadowed by the same old problems in defence
17.08.26, 11:13 Updated 17.08.26, 14:55
Simon Head
It was looking all very promising, until one counter-attack with 10 minutes to go popped the balloon of optimism at Priestfield, and the ghosts of seasons past returned to haunt us once again.
On a day that offered plenty of positivity going forward, the same old defensive frailties returned against Walsall as we collapsed in the last 16 minutes to turn a 0-0 draw into a demoralising 3-0 home defeat.
Here, Gills 365 assesses the individual performances of each of the Gills players against Walsall on Matchday 1.
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Simon Head is the founding editor of Gills 365. A veteran sports journalist and editor with more than 25 years in the industry, he has written for major news outlets, broadcasters and sports organisations around the world. Simon is a longtime Gillingham season ticket holder, and has been a regular at Priestfield since the mid-1990s.