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Port Vale: Getting There Fitness Wise

Posted by FC Halifax Town
Posted on Wed 18 Jul 2018
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FC Halifax Town was not able to match Port Vale on the score sheet, but Jordan Preston and the rest of the team put in a valiant performance to unfortunately losing 3-2 against the League 2 side.

Speaking to Shaymen TV, Preston was happy with how the home side performed. He believes itโ€™s just the stepping stone that the side need to continue to build on what they have been working on so far.

โ€œItโ€™s another progression from where weโ€™ve been coming from and what weโ€™ve been doing in training and I think there were a lot of positives to take out of todayโ€™s gameโ€.

Pre-season is all about playing time and the former Gateshead attacker states that he feels he is nearly at full fitness and ready for Braintree on the 4th of August.

โ€œI think Iโ€™ve had a 45, a 60 and a 75 (minutes). Iโ€™m probably now just a 90-minute match away from being ready for the start of the seasonโ€.

Preston says he is retaining that match sharpness and states he would love to get more goals as well as returning to full fitness.

โ€œI think Iโ€™m getting there fitness wise. Iโ€™m getting that little bit sharper and starting to see more of the ball. I just want to maybe add a few more chances or maybe goals to my game, but yeah I feel like Iโ€™m starting to get there nowโ€.

In the interview, the 22-year-old admits that this pre-season training has been very tough under Jamie Fullarton and the rest of the management team.

โ€œTraining has been tough. Iโ€™d say itโ€™s probably been the toughest pre-season Iโ€™ve ever had. Itโ€™s been tough. But with the football, Iโ€™ve learnt a lot about myself and overall Iโ€™ve definitely benefited from itโ€.

โ€œItโ€™s all hard, but itโ€™s all beneficial. Weโ€™ve done a lot of hard runs, but we have done some running with the ball as well. A lot of it has been learning about football, while we are doing the running, so itโ€™s been good in that aspectโ€.

Speaking ahead of the Coalville Town game on Saturday Preston understands that it will be a difficult game for himself and the rest of the team as the Southern League Premier Central side will be a different test for The Shaymen.

โ€œIt will be another tough game. They may be like Brighouse, and they were tough opponents for the first 50/60 minutes, but obviously, we had the fitness edge on them after that. So, I am expecting another tough gameโ€.

Having played two Football League sides now, Preston told Shaymen TV that the variety of tests the team has had in these pre-season fixtures will help the side over the course of the season.

โ€œWe gave really good accounts of ourselves against Bolton and Port Vale and for stages of the games, we have matched them. If we can match teams like that and there are going to be game out there which are a bit more nitty-gritty, like the Brighouse game. So, itโ€™s just getting us ready for all things that are going to come at us next seasonโ€.

Finally, Preston told us how well the side has gelled together and how the young squad Fullarton has put together just want to help each other be the best they can.

โ€œItโ€™s a good set of lads, everyone gets on well and we all settled in well together. I think weโ€™re all just driving, we are a pretty young team and we all just want the same thing and thatโ€™s to do as well as we can this yearโ€.

Watch the full interview on Shaymen TV right now.

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