Peterborough Sports need to become risk-takers to have a chance of getting out of relegation trouble
Peterborough Sports boss Michael Gash admits his team must become ‘risk-takers’ if they are to stay in National League North.
The city side are in a perilous position, next-to-bottom of the table after a run of nine games without a win. They went down 4-0 at promotion-chasing Kidderminster Harriers on Tuesday, but tomorrow visit Alfreton Town, the team just above them in the table.
It’s a must-win game for Sports as the teams are level on points, but Alfreton have four games in hand. Sports only have nine games to play.
"Every game we have left is important, but we have to be beating these teams around us in the table to have any chance,” Gash said. “It’s a tough game, it always is at Alfreton, but will there with a game-plan that everyone has bought into and everyone knows what they are doing.
"Alfreton have changed a bit since we played them earlier in the season, but now is the time to change our mentality and take a few more chances. We need to take more of a risk and play on the front foot a bit more. I will take responsibility for that, but it’s clear we have to get some points on the board quickly.
"I was always going to be tough at a very good side like Kidderminster, but we started okay before a shot went into the top corner of our net. We didn’t do ourselves any favours after that. We can’t concede goals like we did. We know we have to do better.”
Sports hope to have experienced pair Mustapha Carayol and Anthony Stewart back tomorrow. Watford loanee defender Ian Kamga is expected to start again after a decent debut against Kidderminster.
“We had looked at Ian for a while,” Gash added. “He’s a good young player. He was solid at Kidderminster. He has speed and athleticism and read the game really well for a young lad.”
Former Sports loanee Bayley McCann is at Alfreton.
Sports host mid-table Marine at PIMS Park next Tuesday (March 17, 7.45pm kick off).