AFC Fylde assistant boss has high praise for the young Coasters after their midweek win

AFC Fylde assistant head coach Alex Kenyon paid tribute to a younger Coasters line-up following their pre-season victory on Tuesday.

Fylde’s latest workout before the new National League season saw them win 3-0 at Longridge Town.

Danny Ormerod opened the scoring on the quarter-hour, finishing off Jack Morris’ cross at the second attempt.

Ben Jackson netted the second, just before the hour, after a corner wasn’t cleared by the home team.

Ellyas Ashamari then completed the scoring on 80 minutes, five minutes after being brought off the bench.

Kenyon told the club’s website: “It was a really positive night for us, the amount of minutes we were able to give to young lads along with seeing Danny Ormerod getting minutes from the start and grabbing a goal for himself.

“The young lads were a credit to the football club. They’ve not worked on the shape we play within the first team too much, but they took all the information on board and it was a really strong performance.

“There were a lot of lads who wouldn’t have even known each other’s names out there today.

“That’s just down to there being a whole range of ages, with some just becoming first-year pros so, for me, it was really positive to see a good performance and connection across the group.

“The likes of Max Fisher, Cullen Meadowcroft and Ben Jackson, who have had a taste of first-team action, showed that experience and maturity tonight and they led the young lads through it, which is what you want.

“They’ve been in that position where you step up into the first team, so that was really good to see.

“The young lads have shown tonight that if they work hard, they can take their opportunity, and we saw last year that plenty of lads got their debuts and opportunities to impress.

“Myself and Chris (Neal, goalkeeping coach) are buzzing about the performance and how they all applied themselves tonight.”

Fylde are back in action on Saturday, when they complete their Mill Farm pre-season programme against Wigan Athletic (3pm).