Gillingham FC boss Gareth Ainsworth vows 'We're going to fight to put it right' after Walsall collapse
16.08.26, 00:32 Updated 16.08.26, 19:08
Simon Head
Gillingham boss Gareth Ainsworth was left frustrated by his side's mental capitulation as they folded under Walsall's late pressure to lose 3-0 at Priestfield.
The Gills fared reasonably well through the majority of the game, and appeared to be the better side heading into the last 10 minutes. But, after failing to make any of their chances count, Gillingham fell behind to a Walsall counter-attack, and one goal led to a second, then a third as Ainsworth's side fell apart in the final 17 minutes of the match.
"It felt like two different games," Ainsworth told Gills TV.
"It felt like a game from zero to 80 minutes, and then it felt like the last 17 minutes. And I can't believe we've lost the game 3-0."
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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.