'Ruthless and resolute' - Shrewsbury Town's target to end winless home run
Become ruthless and resolute - that is what Shrewsbury Town need to end their long wait for a home league win, according to head coach Michael Appleton.
Salop have gone 14 league games at the Croud Meadow without a victory - taking just three points from a possible 42 during that time - with Appleton still waiting to celebrate a win in front of the home support.
They make the long trip north to face Barrow this weekend, but then have a chance to end that drought with back-to-back home games in Shropshire against Cambridge United and Crawley Town on October 11 and 18, respectively.
And though he feels they should have ended that desperate home run before now, Appleton outlined exactly what his side need to do.
He said: “Without repeating myself over and over again, we have had moments in those games where opportunity of taking that first goal and first chance is absolutely crucial to everything that you do.
“Even if you don’t then keeping a clean sheet obviously gives you a better chance of going on to win the game.
“To concede after four minutes really kicks that can down the street a little bit.
“We have to make sure we are a little bit more resolute and be a bit more harder to beat when it comes to crucial moments in the game.
“If you do that then you give yourself a chance.”
And Appleton feels they should have at least earned a point against Milton Keynes Dons on Saturday.
“The stats tell us we do, but I don’t want to be someone stood here every single week talking about stats," he said. “They back up that we should have probably got something from the game, but ultimately it doesn’t matter. "
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