Worthing boss Hinshelwood: 'Confidence is oozing from the team'
The Mackerel Men notched up a 3-1 home victory over AFC Hornchurch last weekend to push them up to fourth in the table.
Not only did Hinshelwood’s side further cement themselves in the play-off picture, they also extended their unbeaten run to ten.
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Hide AdThe Woodside Road-outfit last suffered defeat on January 30, as a late Merstham winner saw Worthing fall to a 1-0 away loss.
Since then the Mackerel Men have picked up six wins and four draws and Hinshelwood believes that this run of form has boosted his squad’s belief.
He said: “We’re a young group and the fact that they’re playing confidently really bodes well.
“They’ve clearly got a lot of confidence in the system we’re playing. They seem to have a lot of belief in it.
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Hide Ad“Our shape is good and you can see confidence is oozing from the team because of that.”
Saturday’s opponents Dorking sit 11 points clear of second-placed Haringey Borough but, by their standards, have suffered a dip in form.
A run of 11 consecutive Wanderers victories, spanning from January 15 to March 9, has been offset by just a single win in their last three games.
SEE ALSO Hinshelwood hails Worthing's first-half display in routine victory over AFC Hornchurch | Worthing enjoy comfortable win against AFC Hornchurch - picture gallery | Worthing youngsters smash twelve past local rivals Bognor Regis TownDorking’s 11 game winning stretch actually started with a 4-1 away win over the Mackerel Men.
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Hide AdGiuseppe Sole opened the scoring for Wanderers before Callum Kealy levelled.
But second-half strikes from Lewis Taylor, Niall McManus and Reece Hill ensured a comfortable victory for the Surrey-based team.
Despite Dorking’s struggles of late, Hinshelwood is predicting a tough test.
He added: “They’ve set very good, high standards all season.
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Hide Ad“We’re looking forward to it, of course, but we know that it’s going to be a real tough task.
“We’re on good form and we are really only matching them and everyone is taking that as patchy form for them.
“They’re a good side and we know we’re going to have to have a bit of luck and be at our level best to get something out of the game.”
Worthing will be at a full compliment of players for the trip to Dorking bar Alex Parsons. The midfielder will be serving the final game of his four match-ban.