Weston inspired by Stimson words

Weston has already equalled his goal scoring tally from last season

Gillingham's Curtis Weston has revealed that a motivational chat from manager Mark Stimson has given him the drive he needed to improve.

The midfielder scored the opening goal in their 3-0 FA Cup win over Southend.

He told BBC Radio Kent: "We had a chat during the week and he said, 'you're doing all right but you can do better'.

"I agreed with him and I took that into the game. It was in my head and I think that was a big part of me scoring and performing better."

Weston added: "I'm going to try and take that into the rest of the season."

The 22-year-old has already equalled his goal scoring tally from last season - having netted five times - and he is confident there are more to come this campaign.

"Obviously I want to score as many as I can," said Weston.

"I don't want to set targets but if I hit double figures then that's good for a midfielder.

"I'll try and do that and hopefully I won't be too far short."