ARGYLE goal hero Jamie Mackie paid tribute to team-mate Gary Sawyer after firing the Pilgrims to three valuable points at Middlesbrough.
Gary laid on Jamie's 64th-minute winner down by the Riverside, a week after gifting Ipswich their equaliser in a 1-1 draw at Home Park.
Jamie said: "Gaz is a great player - he is not going to think about last week. It's one of those things. Gone.You saw how he played today - fantastic again. I think he's been one of our most consistent players this season. It showed again today - another assist for him. I'm glad for him.
"The lads defended brilliantly and Gaz, again, put a wonderful ball in for me to score the goal. He's getting up the park and creating a lot of things for the boys. I'm grateful to him for putting that ball through, and I'm glad I took it.
"Gary's got a great delivery. I used my strength to get in and kept the ball low. I took it well."
Jamie also had praise for Teesside strike partner Alan Gow.
"Alan Gow is a fantastic footballer," he said. "You can give him the ball in tight areas and he creates a bit of space for me. I can live on the shoulder [of the opposition defenders] knowing that someone is going to thread it through for me.
"I've been doing a little bit of work with the manager and with Paul Mariner this week about me getting in the best areas for my game, which is on the shoulder. No defenders can cope with that.
"I really enjoyed playing with him today. I hope we can get a little partnership going."
Jamie believed that the win was a triumph for the whole team
He said: "We're going to be on the back foot when we come to teams like this but it's about being resolute and strong as unit, which we were, and leave me up the park to cause trouble when we clear the ball.
"For Romain and the back four, getting a clean sheet is brilliant. It's what they work hard for in training all week. They defended really well, so credit to them.
"[Karl Duguid] is solid and nullified the threat of [Adam] Johnson, and Yoann [Folly]'s a really good footballer who showed that today. He came to the show and did really well.
"[It is] a massive result for the lads. We needed those three points.
"We've been playing really well away from home, excluding the Blackpool game, which was a blip. We put that behind us really quickly, and we were outstanding today."
Jamie had a chance to open the scoring before netting his winner, but was denied by one of several stunning saves from Boro's Australian goalkeeper Brad Jones.
He said: "I was really disappointed - I should have hit it low - but one thing that everyone knows about me is my head's not going to go down. I'll create chances at any level and I'm starting to take them now, and people are starting to take notice.
"I have got to keep doing well for Plymouth, and that's my main aim."
Jamie immediately celebrated with the 700-strong Green Army, who he wants to show the same level of support when Doncaster Rovers visit Home Park next weekend.
"The away fans are second to none in the country," he said. "We need to try to create the same noise at home next week. It gives us a boost.
"[The win is] something to build on. We've got a home game next week, and it's vital to get three points and go into another international break with another three points.
"Winning breeds confidence. We need to crack on."
