From terrible to brilliant – Hassocks boss praises Robins after win over VCD
James Westlake hailed a six-point week that’s given Hassocks new impetus in the battle stay in the Isthmian South East.
They trailed 3-1 at home to VCD on Saturday but ran out 4-3 winners thanks to goals from Liam Benson, Lewis Finney and Jack Troak (2). It came four days after a Troak hat-trick gave them a 4-2 win at Broadbridge Heath.
The wins lifted them out of the relegation zone and Westlake said: “We had a terrible first half and a brilliant second half against VCD. It was really important we followed up Tuesday’s brilliant win at Broadbridge Heath.
“We set a target of six points at the start of the week and it was nice to come away having achieved that.”
The two games featured five goals from Troak and Westlake said: “He can certainly finish and he’s shown over the past two games the quality he has.
“Jack has been at the forefront but there’s been some really positive performances across the team, players who have massively contributed.
“We’ll have a spring in our step this week and we have a tough one away to Margate on Saturday. A few weeks ago we looked buried… but this gives us a chance.”
See James Westlake post-VCD-win interview with Colin Bowman in the video player above