Shrewsbury boss singles out key player that can bring extra quality

Bayliss turned Tyler Bindon inside out before slotting the ball into the bottom corner past David Button to give Salop a two-goal advantage early on.

Town went on to win the game 3-2 and register a vital victory – and Hurst says if you want to score goals you need players who have Bayliss’ quality in your team.

“I mentioned that in the dressing after, about moments,” Hurst said.

“My probably go-to is players giving 100 per cent, giving everything for the cause, and people who work extremely hard are always going to be in favour with me, and I want them to do well. And I am not saying that Tom does not do that, but he goes about his job in a different manner.

“And ultimately, you need players who are going to produce moments of quality.

“If you put 11 dogs on the pitch, they will run around, but they probably won’t score too many goals, and he (Bayliss) picked that moment.

“Also Bayls’ balls in. That is one thing I would say, set-piece delivery has been good in the main for us.

“Whoever has been on them, and that can be a big weapon, and that was some real quality. There were some really good goals on Saturday to help us to victory but I still want us to score the scruffy ones like last week.

“But we need players who can create that moment, to be match winners.”

Meanwhile, the Town boss says it is touch and go whether Dan Udoh will be fit to face Lincoln tomorrow.

The striker missed out on Saturday’s trip to the Select Car Leasing Stadium due to illness.

He added: “I would say touch and go. I know he will do everything he can to be fit.

“He was very frustrated, I don’t think he felt he has missed many games at all apart from his major injury.

“I would hope to have him available, but if I would have taken him on Saturday I am also certain he would have been off the pitch in no time.

“If we would have put him on, we then risk him getting worse, so I think we made the right decision. That is easier when we have won the game of course.

“I thought Ryan Bowman did really well having not played. He sacrificed himself positionally at times in the second half, but still made it awkward for the defenders.”