Walsall manager Dean Smith has spoken to the press ahead of this weekend's Sky Bet League One clash with Doncaster Rovers, and has discussed his refusal to dwell on the past, insisting he still has the support of the club, despite just three wins in twenty-seven games.Speaking to the Express & Star, Dean said: “I don’t look back that often. I don't think you can. I think we have moved on as a football club.
“I was only talking about the other day about how when I first took over, it was mayhem. But I think it is nearly four years, or it will be in January. I think we have moved on an awful lot.
“We have had a big hiccup with injuries this season and I have a big squad of players which four years ago I never envisioned we would have here.
“I think because the league is so tight and it is the start of the season, you always know there are enough points out there to play for.
“Somebody asked me about pressure out there the other day but there is always pressure on this job, whether you are at the bottom or the top. It is one of those jobs where you have got six or seven thousand people who have an opinion on what you are doing.
“As long as you have a supportive network of family, friends and staff I am fine with it. I go home and my family is my family and football goes out of the window. The important thing is you don't lose belief in what you are doing.
“That is the good thing about this football club in that they are very supportive in everything they do.
“I speak to the chairman after every game, win, lose or draw and he pops up here to the training ground and has a chat with us about how we are doing. There is a lot of that, support from directors and chairman.
“But the pressure is no different.”
SOURCE The Express & Star
