Joey Barton believes the performance of his young backline was the key to Bristol Rovers' back-to-back wins over the Easter weekend.
Across games against Fleetwood Town and Charlton Athletic, Rovers faced just two shots on target and conceded one goal, coming in Monday's 2-1 victory over the Cods at Highbury Stadium, showing a marked improvement after shipping an average of 1.5 goals per game for most of the campaign.
But recent weeks have seen the Gas become a much more secure side, conceding just six goals in their past seven games with three clean sheets to lift them to 14th in the League One table leaving the Rovers manager to recognise their hard work.
