CAPTAIN Danny Jackman insists Worcester City have “still got a long way to go” in their bid to avoid relegation from Vanarama National League North.

However, he admitted the 1-1 draw at Nuneaton Town on Saturday which saw City climb out of the relegation zone had given his teammates a “psychological boost”.

Jordan Murphy netted with seven minutes left to secure his side a “very important point” as they moved above Gainsborough Trinity on goal-difference.

And Jackman said he was pleased with the “resilience” City showed after falling behind to Joe Ironside’s 12th-minute opener.

“It was a very important point against a team that are doing quite well,” Jackman said.

“It is a hard place to come so we are delighted with our second half performance and I think it warranted at least a point.

“We could have gone under after going a goal behind, but we rolled our sleeves up.

“It was a great reaction and togetherness from the lads and being out of the bottom three has given us a psychological boost which is going to be pivotal to the confidence amongst the squad.”

Jackman admitted City “rode their luck” in the first half as Kelvin Langmead hit the crossbar and Jordan Nicholson struck the post with a free-kick.

And the experienced midfielder, who is also assisting caretaker boss John Snape, revealed Worcester changed their approach at half-time.

“We altered our out-of-shape tactics, so we pressed a little bit more out of possession and a couple of players went into different positions when we didn’t have the ball,” Jackman said.

“It made us harder to break down because in the first half it was a little bit too easy for them to get through the middle of us.

“Their 11 (Nicholson) was quite bright and caused us a few issues, so it was a case of tucking a few of the midfielders in and then making the forwards go a little bit wider so they could not switch out quickly and I think it worked as we won the ball back quite high up the pitch.

“We rode our luck a little bit in the first half, but it was good to see the resilience of the lads to stand up to it and pull through.”

However, Jackman insisted City’s players must keep their "standards high" as they look to end their 16-match winless streak in the league.

“We have still got a long way to go and a lot of hard work to try to put it in,” he said.

“We have all got to keep at it and keep our standards high.

“That’s another benchmark that we have set ourselves, so we need to start getting a few wins on the board now.

“But it is all building blocks and if we can continue to train hard and work on a few tiny little bits and pieces there is no reason why we can’t get a few goals.

“Once the goals start to flow then the confidence will go up and we will hopefully be OK.”