Wild wants Shaymen to up the tempo for visit of Southend

Town manager Pete Wild wants his side to up the tempo when they host Southend at The Shay on Saturday.

Halifax slipped to a 1-0 defeat at Yeovil last weekend, producing a timid display in a poor game to leave them with six points from their first four matches of the season.

“We’re really looking forward to it, we’ve reviewed things we need to be better at from the Yeovil game, we’ve reviewed how we played and how we went about it, and this week, we’re out trying to put it right,” Wild said.

“We’re excited about the Southend game, I think it’s our toughest test so far and we’re going to need to be more than ready for what’s coming, because I think it’ll be a real tough test on Saturday.”

When asked what his side needs to do better from the defeat at Yeovil, Wild said: “We need to play with a better tempo, with and without the ball.

“Our tempo wasn’t good enough in the shape that we played and we need to express ourselves better. I don’t think we expressed ourselves enough, for long enough, in what was a dull and drab game.”

Wild gave little away when asked whether he was tempted to make changes after the Yeovil match.

“We’ll see, I’ll see how they train this week, I’ll see what personnel and system suits the best way of beating Southend, and we’ll take it from there,” said the Town boss.

“I’ve got a lot of personal learnings from last Saturday, on and off the field, and I need to make sure I get it right on Saturday.”

Southend, who are managed by former Halifax captain Phil Brown, were relegated from League Two last season and have won just one of their first four games.

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