Performances positive but Shrewsbury need more says Paul Hurst
Shrewsbury Town need to turn performances into points, according to head coach Paul Hurst
Salop’s 1-0 defeat against Wigan was just Hurst’s second defeat since he returned to the club for a second stint in charge.
Town played well against Barnsley in midweek, but the Tykes came back to get a late equaliser, and Town could have got more out of their clash with the Latics as Chey Dunkley and Aaron Pierre went so close to levelling the scores, but they ended up losing.
Ultimately, the league position looks daunting as Salop sit 19th, just three points above the dropzone, with the sides below having games in hand.
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Matt Smith grabbed the only goal just before the hour mark to give Latics a very hard-fought win against a Shrews side who were camped in the visitors’ box for the last half an hour.
But Hurst felt his side were hard done by, having deserved something from the game.
“It’s frustrating,” he said. “I don’t think, overall, the players deserved to lose, but ultimately we have. And I think on a day like today, we gave them a lift in terms of their goal.
