Two-goal star has started to fulfil his pledge to Peterborough United fans
Recent Peterborough United recruit Harry Ashfield has started to fulfil his pledge to get fans off seats.
Ashfield made his confident comments after moving to Posh from Wrexham in the last knockings of transfer deadline day.
And, at the very least, the 20 year-old midfielder certainly made supporters sit up and take notice after claiming two well-taken goals in the first-half of a 3-1 Jersey Mike’s Trophy win over Colchester United at the Weston Homes Stadium on Tuesday night. They were Ashfield’s first goals for the club in his second start, both of them in Trophy games.
The Welsh age group international now looks set to make his first League One start at Stockport County on Saturday (September 26).
“It was a brilliant game for us,” Ashfield told the Posh Plus service. “We stuck to the game plan really well and it will give us a lot of confidence going into the weekend.
"I really enjoyed starting in midfield with Liam Kelly and Ben Woods. I can play either side, but the left in a number six position is my best. I like to play between the lines to play others in or to get shots off myself.
"We know if we control the ball we will create chances and I was delighted to score my first goals. The flow to our play was really good and we took the game by the scruff of the neck.
"For the first one I first had to get out the way of Owura Edwards and he crossed it perfectly so I only had to flick my header in. I was buzzing then, but the second one was better.
"Harry Leonard was calling for a cut-back, but It opened up for me a bit and I could see the corner of the net so I backed my ability and it came off.
"We stepped off it a bit in the final 30 minutes which was a shame, but that can happen. We perhaps needed to confirm our dominance with more goals, but we didn’t ruin the night too much. “Overall it was a very good performance ahead of a huge test on Saturday, but I’m backing the lads to show what they’ve got.”
Ashfield was on standby for the Welsh Under 21 squad so is available for the trip to Stockport. Josh Feeney (Scotland Under 21s), David Okagbue (Ireland Under 21s), Pat Sykut (Ukraine Under 19s) and Vernon Masara (Zimbabwe Under 23s) are all unavailable because of international call-ups.