Walsall Football Club's first-choice goalkeeper Richard O'Donnell has spoken to the local press ahead of this Friday's Sky Bet League 1 clash with Notts County, and has called upon hit team to show their nasty side as they look to secure their future in League 1.
Speaking to the Express & Star, Richard said; “Everyone knows we have a great environment here and there are no bad eggs in the team, everyone is a nice person. You can be the nicest person off the pitch but at times you have got to be nasty on it.
“I think sometimes we have lacked that bit of aggression in our game and it is something we can work on for the rest of this season and towards next season. The manager and players always say if we do the right things the majority of the time, it will work out.
“No-one can question our work-rate but it is ways of managing that work-rate - when to press, when not to press and finding the balance.
“It is the nasty things of the game as well - that has been lacking when we have lost games this season. We should have a lot more points and we should be a lot higher up the league.
“Some of the performances have been brilliant against teams who are right at the top of the league and if we could have got that the majority of the season we would be right up there.
“It is there for everyone to see. The games we have won, lost and drawn are similar in total, the number goals for and goals against are pretty average and that is where we find ourselves.”