Sol’s praise for Macc backline
MACCLESFIELD Town manager Sol Campbell heaped praise on his defensive unit following their impressive 3-0 win over Leyton Orient on Saturday.
The Silkmen ran out dominant winners at the Moss Rose after goals from Theo Archibald, Paddy Osadebe and Theo Vassell.
While his side may have been firing on all cylinders in front of goal, Campbell felt it was in defence where his players performed exceptionally, and he was quick to hand out the plaudits.
“I think the whole back three were fantastic, they all played really well. They managed to keep Leyton Orient quiet who have dangerous players at the front,” he told the club’s official website.
“If you give them too much space, they can use it very well. I made sure the lads knew to lock them down, especially when we were attacking in case of a turnover where they might look for an out ball.
“Everybody played well, it was a really good performance. We can use this as a benchmark as to how good we can play; we might not always play to this level, but we can certainly aim for it to help us progress.”
“It’s wonderful to have a goalkeeper of that calibre too. It was at tight point in the game and he makes a great save to keep it at 1-0.
“You always need a top
keeper to help you out with special saves and to produce those game winning moments. He’s a great lad and is still learning, so were happy to have him from Wigan.”
Recent signings Archibald, Osadebe and Vassell were all making their home debuts in the match, and Campbell was extremely pleased with Archibald when he opened the scoring on the half hour mark.
“Theo has been practising his shooting. I’ve told him to slow down in those attacking scenarios because he had two chances last week where he fluffed his lines and shanked the ball,” he said.
“This time he connected well but I don’t think any keeper in the world would save that, it had so much dip and swerve at the last second.
“All of the players are beginning to gel, they really want to prove to themselves, Macclesfield fans and everybody that they are good players that are willing to work hard.”
The victory has seen Macc climb up to eighth place in the League Two table, having won one and lost one of their opening two games.
They’ll now look to build on their win when they make the trip to Northampton Town on Saturday. Northampton are 20th in the table, having drawn one and lost one of their two matches.
Macclesfield were also set to face Blackpool in the EFL Cup as the Express went to print on Tuesday.