Analysis: Shrewsbury fully deserve their day of Derby delight
It is amazing what a difference a couple of weeks can make to the complexion of a football season.
Just over a fortnight ago, Matt Taylor’s Shrewsbury went into the clash against Northampton Town needing a result and a performance after a run which had seen them not score for seven games across all competitions.
Fast forward 16 days and Shrews have taken seven points from the last nine available to them – keeping two clean sheets and scoring three goals. A stark contrast.
And their most recent win, the 1-0 victory against Derby County at the weekend, was unquestionably the high point of the Town head coach’s time in charge of the Shropshire club so far.
Over the short three-match run, the performances have improved. The win against the Cobblers was not convincing, but Dan Udoh’s goal set them on their way.
They were then good against Cambridge, despite a horror moment for the home side’s goal, but they fought back to get a late and deserved equaliser.
But the most impressive was against the Rams. The crucial moment came courtesy of Conor Hourihane’s own-goal, but that does not tell the full picture.
It was a statement performance, a display from Salop where you could really see their head coach’s ideas being put into action on the pitch.
