Ian Holloway was delighted to see the impact his substitutes had for Swindon Town at Doncaster Rovers to prove the strength in depth he has.
Swindon were two-goals down at the break at the Eco-Power Stadium when Holloway made a triple change that brought on Danny Butterworth, Joe Westley, and Botan Ameen.
That trio combined for both goals as Swindon roared back seven minutes into the second half to earn a point against the automatic promotion chasers.
Holloway said that having the ability to bring players in who can impact games is invaluable for the success of the team.
He said: “Don’t get me wrong, Kabs [Kabongo Tshimanga] has been fantastic, but if I keep strapping the same horses to my coach then they are going to get tired. They can’t give the same performances.
“Isn’t it brilliant that I can do that and change that around and they can do that for us.
“That comes from years and years of experience knowing that we can change this mid-game and be alright.
“And it is also them applying themselves in the way that they did and having the skill to do that.
“Did all of our team play as well as they normally do? Not at the start. Did our subs come on and reach the level that I needed them to reach to get a point? All day long.
“Sometimes that is the way that it is, and I am not blaming the ones that I took off, they were flagged up to me beforehand about being careful with them because of their fitness levels.
“Joel [McGregor] has been out, Kabs had not played for a few weeks and he has worked his socks off, and Nnamdi [Ofoborh] has come from nowhere and been absolutely outstanding.”
Westley has been an especially valuable impact player for Holloway since arriving on loan from Burnley in January.
The 20-year-old has only made one start and played 194 minutes of football in total but has scored three goals in that time.
Holloway said: “He won’t [miss]. I don’t believe that he will because he is an out and out goalscorer.
“He sees things, he sees a move, and he ends up moving to where he has got a chance to finish and then he is so calm. He does it in training every day.
"What he did well today was that he led the line as well, he was strong enough and got hold of it.”
