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Watch Cheltenham Town vs Torquay United Live StreamingDowning said: "The manager wasn't very happy at half-time. It took a gee-up from him and a few other players to get us going because it wasn't acceptable really.
"It worked wonders because in the second half we looked a different team and played some great football.
"The manager is a great man motivator and half-time was the perfect example with a kick up the backside.
"He demanded more of us as players and there are some big characters in the dressing room and a few things were said and it worked.
"It was a slow game for a long time and once we got the second goal, it gave us a bit of confidence and we played some great stuff in a 15-minute spell and killed the game off."
Downing missed the first half of the season after his £12million move from Middlesbrough in the summer after breaking his foot in April, in a challenge with Villa skipper Stiliyan Petrov.
