Neal Ardley believes the adaptability of his AFC Wimbledon team was crucial to securing victory at Plymouth.
Conor Hourihane broke the deadlock in spectacular fashion for the hosts but Kwesi Appiah and Jack Midson struck for the Dons to complete a superb turnaround .
It was yet another example of Wimbledon coming from behind to claw back points, something Ardley this weekend stressed must change if they are to progress next season.
But another comeback was only made possible by no less than three changes to the Dons formation as events unfolded at Home Park.
Ardley said: "We changed shape three times in that game, we started 4-3-3, went 4-3-1-2 in the second half and started to dominate the game and then they went 4-4-2 and so we went three at the back to match up to the big strikers they brought on.”
Hourihane’s opener for the Pilgrims was as sensational as it was unexpected, with the Dons having dominated the early stages of the game.
Ardley was pleased with his team’s performance and the 2-1 victory ensures there will be League Two football again at Kingsmeadow next season.
He added: "I thought we were excellent. We went brave we thought they would play three at the back, they normally do at home, so we played with a front three and tried to play up against them.
"To be fair we fell behind to their first shot of the game, from 25 yards, a great goal if sloppy from our part. We didn't feel in too much danger after that in the first half and before we scored we could have had a couple.
"I thought we started really well and then you find yourself 1-0 down which we have done very much this season. I think we have probably got the record for coming back but that shows character.
"We saw it out, Ross makes a great save at the end but it would have been an injustice if we had lost."
