Gareth Ainsworth wants Shrewsbury Town to be hard to beat
Shrewsbury Town head coach Gareth Ainsworth is pleased with the way his side have become harder to play against since his arrival.
At the time of writing, before last night’s clash at the Croud Meadow against Bristol Rovers, Salop had only lost one match by more than a single goal since the middle of December - that was at the weekend against Peterborough United.
During that game, Town had their captain John Marquis sent off inside 13 seconds, but they competed resiliently until the 90th minute when Chris Conn-Clarke put the match beyond doubt - it finished 3-1 to Posh.
Salop had taken just eight points from their first 15 matches of the League One season under Paul Hurst, but since Ainsworth arrived in Shropshire they have taken 19 points from as many games.
The Town boss is pleased with the progress made, he said: “That is my aim for Shrewsbury Town, I want us to be talked about.
"I want the Croud Meadow to be a tough place to come. It is for sides now, and that is what I wanted.
"I want people to talk about us in a way that we are contenders, a very good side, a hard side to beat.
"And we will get there. I don't recall the past, but I am invested in this here. I'm not staying away from home five days a week to do half a job. I am all in on this one, and I am loving it."
Taylor Perry returned to the Shrewsbury XI on Saturday after a brief spell out injured, and the boss believes he is flourishing.
“I am really proud of Taylor," he continued. “He is really showing personality in the team now, whereas before, I thought he was a bit suffocated.
“He is really flourishing as a player.
“But, I have 22 to 23 good players, and I know that I can call on any one of them to put the shirt on and give it their all.”
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