Paul Hurst relishing tactical Shrewsbury tweak
Paul Hurst believes his Shrewsbury Town players have enjoyed the tactical changes he has made since his arrival.
Since the Salop boss re-joined at the end of January, he has tweaked his side’s formation with them now playing in a 4-2-3-1 system rather than the 3-5-2 Matt Taylor played.
And when talking about working on the training ground with his players he revealed they have been quite receptive to his ideas.
“I would suggest the intent and tactics in most games have been different,” he said. “So I think from that point of view it has changed too. You get, especially when you win that first game, a buy-in. I think the players have in the main enjoyed that side of it.
“We altered a small element quickly – we changed shape with that back four.”
Hurst said due to his time on the training ground he feels he has a good relationship with the players.
“There is an element of that feels like it,” he said when asked if he feels this is his team. “But then the other side of my head says it is not my team.
“Signings-wise we have made a couple, but in reality, I have inherited a group of players. That does not mean that you don’t like some of them or rate some them, but ultimately it is not your team yet.
“That takes a bit of time, but I feel like I have got a good relationship with the players, I feel like we have got more out of them in general in terms of the group as a whole. But yeah, there is no doubt they are still not the players you have signed and that, whatever you think or feel, those are the facts of the matter.”
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