Partnership can only get better, says Wild
FC HALIFAX Town boss Pete Wild says front two Jack Redshaw and Devante Rodney’s partnership can only get better after both scored in the 5-2 win over Maidenhead.
“I thought we started well but it was just getting that first goal,” Wild said. “We made some good early chances, but I’ve been watching Maidenhead, and they’re decent, especially away from home, and I thought they put us under a lot of pressure, especially their two wide boys, they were strong and quick.
“They got after us, which is what I expected. We got the first goal, but it was a silly foul to give away just on half-time, and it gave them something to hold onto.
“It knocked us a bit, and the first 15 minutes of the secondhalf we looked flat, we just needed a spark.
“The goal came out of nothing really, but I knew if we could get a second, we’d push on and I was really pleased we pushed on from there.”
When asked what pleased him most about the performance, Wild said: “The way we got amongst them, got around them and were determined not to get beaten, and take it to them instead of letting things happen.
“I thought you saw that in abundance today, a real hunger.
“There’s been that in training this week, a real snappiness and wanting to do well.
“That’s really pleased me because if I come off the training ground and see that on a Friday I always think we’ve got a chance on the Saturday.”
On the partnership between Rodney and Redshaw, Wild said: “That can only get better. I’ve got four top strikers at this club, and I need to use them appropriately, in the right games at the right times, and I will.
“But if we can start to pair up and get little partnerships together then that will only bode well for the team.
“Tobi (Sho-Silva) can feel very hard done by because he scored last week and did really well, but I’ve just got to play it how I see it each week. But they (Rodney and Redshaw) need to give us more out of possession. That’s why I brought Jamie and Tobi on, and they gave us more doggedness and hard work.”