Swindon Town boss Danny Wilson is slowly putting together his blueprint for County Ground success and has revealed that a classic Arsenal style of football will form the foundation of it.

Wilson secured the first win of his tenure against Walsall on Tuesday night despite suffering a late scare after the visitors netted two late goals and piled on the pressure.

A continuing tendency for Town to do things the hard way was the only negative on an otherwise positive night for the new boss, who insists that his players are finally responding to the way he wants to play just over a month into his reign.

"We played some terrific football at times," Wilson said. "We took the game to Walsall, but I would like us to be nice and strong and then create chances on the counter-attack – classic Arsenal football if you like.

"We have players with pace in the team who can do that and we've shown we can cause our opponents problems. It was disappointing that we put ourselves under pressure at the end, but we saw it through and that was positive.

"We tried to open the game up and create spaces to play in and that served us well early on. Towards the end we got a bit narrow and offered the space to them, which resulted in us becoming the team under pressure."

Wilson made five changes, which included an unlikely central midfield pairing of Lilian Nalis and Chris Allen.

There was also no place in the squad for midfielder Craig Easton, but Wilson said: "The lads did very well but there are still areas where we need to improve and be better.

"There are players that can still get back in the team, but we have thrown the marker down and it is up to them to force themselves in now."

The biggest surprise involved the inclusion of defender Jamie Vincent, who made his first appearance of the season following a six-month absence due to a knee injury.

Vincent had managed just 45 minutes in the reserves last week and was expected to still be a few games away from a first-team return, but Wilson's decision was justified after the left-back performed with distinction for just over 70 minutes to earn man-of-the-match status.

"I never had any doubts about putting him in," Wilson explained. "It is not easy to come straight back in after a long injury, but the transition was quite seamless."

Wilson also handed Hamdi Razak, 23, a place on the bench just days after the striker completed a move from amateur football in France -- where he was playing seven levels below the top-flight.

He also had a job as a sports equipment salesman before a hat-trick for Town's reserves last week persuaded Wilson to offer the striker his first professional contract.

"It is a dream come true for me," said Razak. "It is a chance to make a career in England and not many players get offered their first professional contract at the age of 23."