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Gillingham manager Martin Allen believes their current performances demonstrate that his side will be able to climb the League One table.

The Gills are yet to win a game this season following their 2-1 defeat away to Coventry on Sunday.

"We were much more focused and concentrated. If they keep playing like that they will be fine," he told 91Èȱ¬ Radio Kent.

"These performances will turn into wins. There is no doubt about that."

He added: "Things have had to improve and they acquitted themselves well.

"I wouldn't say it's back to the drawing board because I thought it was a good performance.

"The players have given everything they have got. We are exhausted after that performance against Coventry."

Gillingham remain in the bottom four after losing at Sixfields - a result Allen described as "hard to take".

"The players put in a fantastic performance and we had a gameplan to go out and frustrate them," he said.

"We knew the areas where they were weak and exploited them. We didn't turn the chances we had into goals - we should have been well ahead at one stage.

"To lose to a set-piece late on was disappointing.

"I thought the players were terrific. We had good pace, tenacity and organisation in our team.

"Tactically we got it right."