Shrewsbury debrief: Struggles at both ends spelling trouble
It was another disappointing weekend for Shrewsbury Town.
After a poor performance against Lincoln in midweek, Paul Hurst would have been desperate to see a reaction from his Shrews team.
There was no lack of effort against Blackpool, but Town fell to a 2-0 defeat – but what were the talking points?
Defending
Town have kept just one clean sheet in the last 16 matches across all competitions – and that was in Paul Hurst’s first game in charge when they won 2-0 at Northampton.
There is no doubt that is a problem for Salop.
Town are the lowest scorers in the division, in fact, they are the lowest scorers in the entire EFL, and because of that, they need to make sure they defend well.
Goals have been a struggle all season, but if they want to maintain their League One status, they need to tighten up from a defensive point of view.
Currently, they have to score at least twice to win a game, and even though the amount of chances they have created has improved since Hurst has taken over as boss, results have still been a struggle.
