Port Vale boss hailed an 'incredible' performance against a Peterborough United side with an 'exceptional' forward line
Port Vale boss Jon Brady described his side’s display in a 3-1 win at Peterborough United on Thursday as ‘incredible.’
Vale deservedly won 3-1 at the Weston Homes Stadium, helped by two outstanding free kick strikes from Ethon Archer, a winger who was continually linked with Posh before moving from Cheltenham to Luton Town in January. He’s on loan at Vale from Luton Town.
The win has merely delayed the inevitable relegation of Vale who remain 12 points from safety with five games to go, but the result increased the anxiety levels at Posh who are just four points clear of the drop zone after a run of one win in 11 League One matches.
Brady, a former Cobblers boss, said: “It was an incredible performance against a side that can rip you apart – their frontline is exceptional. To reduce them to three shots on target was outstanding. The goal they scored was disappointing from the corner, but of their shots on target, one of them was the goal and the other two were quite tame.
“So, to come here where they are pretty rampant – I’ve seen them play here live and rip Bolton apart, and for us to play like that is pretty special.
“Ethon works in training at it. It’s not just pot luck. He takes the mannequins out, puts them down and works on different areas, and they were two exceptional strikes.
“I think the ‘keeper was in the middle of the goal for the second one because he wasn’t sure whether he was going right or left. It’s an even better one, for me, but they’re both brilliant strikes.”
Vale shrugged off the problem of playing twice in three days by making eight changes to their starting line-up.