Truro City assistant manager Stewart Yetton says there was no 'hangover from last season' after his side opened the new campaign with a win. The Tinners beat Maidenhead United 2-0 in National League South, marking their first home victory since Boxing Day. Last season, Truro finished bottom of the top flight of non-league football.
Tyler Harvey headed Truro into a 25th-minute lead from close range after a goalkeeping mistake following a corner, and Will Dean stabbed home another goal five minutes later. Yetton told BBC Radio Cornwall, 'There's no monkeys on our back - last time we were in this league, we won it. So there's no hangover from last season, not for us anyway.'
Despite the scrappy nature of Truro's goals, Yetton says scoring more from set-pieces is something he and manager John Askey have been focusing on. 'We appreciate the set-pieces here can be a massive advantage and it's something that we've worked on a bit more this pre-season, because last season we probably came up short a few times and we probably should have scored a few more goals,' Yetton said.
'Whether people think that or not, it's just white noise to us.' He added: 'We were unlucky not to score a couple more in open play as well, so hopefully that will come as the season progresses.'
Yetton also highlighted the importance of maintaining momentum after a strong pre-season. 'We said to the boys beforehand that they've worked very hard in pre-season and what we didn't want to do is, after such a good pre-season results and performance-wise, is to go out there on the first day and not build upon that. They've kept their end of the bargain, so everyone's really pleased.
'The first game is always a big one to get on the board, being at home was a little bit sweeter for us as well.'
