Arbroath keeper Derek Gaston believes his side need to take a leaf out of Morton’s book in a bid to climb the table.
The Lichties suffered their seventh defeat of the season at the hands of table-topping Ayr United on Saturday.
The result also saw the Gayfield side slip to the foot of the table after Hamilton earned a point against Cove.
Inspiration from Morton
Despite their position and form, Gaston remains optimistic.
Just nine points separate Arbroath and sixth place. And only 14 points is the difference between top and bottom in a league which chops and changes every week.
The Lichties keeper believes they could quickly close that gap.
And he’s taking inspiration from his former side Morton.
“Look at Morton, we played them six weeks ago,” he explained.
“We thoroughly deserved our win and we thought they might be down there with us after seeing their performance.
“They’ve gone and won four and drawn one of their last five games, sitting second in the league.
“That’s the way we have to look at it. We have to look at putting three wins together.
“Football becomes a lot easier when you are not at the bottom of the league and every time you go behind thinking ‘here we go again’.
“When we went behind last season, we felt we could afford to go behind because we’d come back and get the result.
“At the moment, the first goal seems really important and we need to go out and get it.”
Gaston hoping for quiet games
Gaston has been one of few star performers for Arbroath this season.
He has made the third most saves in the Championship with 44.
Crucial stops have kept his side in games, even if they’ve not gone on take advantage at the other end.
The 36-year-old, however, would rather someone else was being praised for their performances.
“It’s a better scenario when I’m not making saves,” he said.
“There was a spell last season where we were doing well and maybe two or three games when I was hardly making a save.
“This season I’ve been called on a lot more.
“It is frustrating but at the end of the day, this is the squad we have to rely on until January before we can bring in reinforcements.
“We just have to roll our sleeves up, give that bit extra and see where that takes us.”
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