Hurst pre-Wrexham interview

Quoted from Knut Anders Fosters Voles

Wrexham are rightly favourites.

More firepower. Better players. Home advantage.

All the pressure is on their players, Parkinson and the fans. The longer it stays at 0-0, the more JMD and Waterfall will be licking their lips at the thought of an 89th minute set-piece tryst.

Parkinson will be feeling that pressure. That spinster librarian complexion will be breaking out like Ashley Sestanovich. When he looks around his dressing room at 12:15, what’s he going to see? Mercenaries, a nervous Tozer and a flashback of Ollie Palmer pulling out of a challenge like johnnyboy82.

‘ the longer it stays 0-0’
I hope not - Town are capable of building an early lead based on the last team performance and the inclusion of our ‘recently’ prolific striker.

Don’t think my nerves would last the 90 minutes if it was still 0-0 leading up to full time.

We all know Hursty will be keen to stay in the game as long as possible for a start. I think that’s the right approach. We basically need to try and repeat what we did on Monday, where we settled really well and much quicker than they did, thus we gained control of the game quite early. The big difference is we need to score if we get on top tomorrow. If we have a spell like we did in the 15-20 mins before their goal on Monday, we have to make it count. Given we’re likely to tire quicker than them, and because of their greater firepower. We won’t get away with falling behind again I don’t think.

However, if we can settle quickly, make their crowd edgy and restless which will likely translate into making their players feel likewise, we give ourselves a greater chance of seizing control, forcing mistakes and therefore going through. That’s what Hursty will be trying to do tomorrow.

Equally, I’m praying tonight that McAtee and Holohan are fit, I’m sure those are the two players Hursty is referring to in his interview about being doubts. Although I got the impression it was more to do with worrying they wouldn’t get through tomorrow rather than an injury. They are so important to how we play and it makes an already hard job more or less impossible without them I’d say.