Wimbledon produced a spirited second-half response to battle back against the form team in League 2 and Neal reckoned that his side deserved everything they got for following his plan to the letter.
“If you go away from home with two strikers it is brave even if you have two strikers in form,” he added. “But the last two games have shown that we have struggled to create chances and goals. We felt it would therefore be a big risk to come here today with two strikers so we decided to play with one up front. That gave us another body in midfield to try and take hold of that part of the pitch.
Dons Player subscribers can watch the full video interview with Neal Ardley later this weekend.