FC Halifax Town: "My message to the players will be 'more of the same'," says Wild ahead of Torquay clash

Pete Wild. Photo: Marcus BranstonPete Wild. Photo: Marcus Branston
Pete Wild. Photo: Marcus Branston
Town manager Pete Wild says he wants more of the same from his players when they visit Torquay United on Saturday.

The Shaymen were unlucky to lose 2-1 at home to Wrexham on Tuesday night, succumbing to an added time winner moments after they had hit the post in a game where they had been the better team.

Wild was happy with what he saw from his side, and doesn't want them to do anything differently when they make the long trip south this weekend.

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"Me and Chris (Millington) have had a chat, sat down and reflected on the game and large, large parts of our game were exactly how I want us to be," Wild said.

"We could have probably got another two points at home this season against Maidenhead and Wrexham and just sat in for a point, but that's not us, we want to win football matches and we tried to win on Tuesday, but got the ultimate sucker-punch.

"But I'm not going to change the way we play. We could have settled for a draw last night and moved onto Saturday, and talked about a reaction.

"But my message to the players will be 'more of the same', 'keep doing what you're doing'. They're behaving in exactly the way we're asking them to, they're giving us everything they've got, they're an extension of everything me and Chris want them to be, so just keep doing what you're doing."

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Town have bounced straight back with a win after each of their previous three defeats this season.

"We've got a good dressing room, we've got good players, we've got a really good squad," said Wild.

"I don't think we've got anything to bounce back from, we've just got to keep doing what we've been doing.

"If we play like we did last night we'll win more than we lose, and that's how we've got to see it.

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