Lee Johnson met the press ahead of the visit of Accrington today and warned that they’ll be no push over…
"Accrington are a very dangerous side and we talked about when they were up there, that the big clubs would come through because of their squad and I think Accrington have been a real victim of two or three key injuries. They've got two or three of those injuries back now and they look a strong unit, they're physical and have good footballers in the side. Obviously we've played them before but I expect them to be stronger than when we played them originally because of the players they've got left."
If we beat Accrington we’ll be guaranteed a play-off position and at that point LJ may consider resting players for the final league games. “I think it’s a consideration,” he said. “It’s something we might look at towards that Plymouth game I suppose, depending on whether automatic-promotion places are still possible or not. There’s got to be a consideration then about a, your league position, b, who the potential opponents are if we’re in the play-offs and c, whether we need to rest anybody, key players or all players to get them sharp. Then, you’ve also got the consideration of fair play to the competition as well. There’s a lot of thought processes that will have to go into that if we get to that, but at the moment, it’s one game at a time and do our very best to beat Accrington.”
The head coach also commented on the possibility of meeting Charlton in the play offs. “I think it’s (dealing with that) something that you have to really learn. As a manager, it’s so easy to let outside influences affect your train of thought. That’s the hardest thing to protect because you lose a purity with that. I’m obviously kept aware of any issues, or positivity or negativity in the media, but at the same time, I can’t let it affect me or the players. I have to be aware of it because it can sometimes affect them. My job is to try to maintain that emotional stability as much as possible within a club, without dismissing the human nature element of confidence or a lack of it.”
