AFC Fylde boss hopes history repeats itself at Oxford City
AFC Fylde’s willingness to work has impressed head coach Craig Mahon as they look to make it four wins in five National League North matches today.
The Coasters head to Oxford City on the back of last weekend’s win against Scarborough Athletic.
Victory this afternoon would complete a double over their hosts, whom they defeated 3-2 at Mill Farm on the opening day of the season in August.
That saw Fylde overturn a 2-0 deficit thanks to Jon Ustabasi (2) and Danny Mayor.
Mahon told the Coasters’ media team: “We’re really looking forward to it, I feel like we’re a different outfit since then.
“A lot has changed, not just in the dressing room, but myself as a head coach and my backroom staff, I think we’re all better than we were back then.
“There’s a really good feeling in the camp. We’ve had a couple of chats as a group about what we want to achieve or what we’d like to achieve.
“We all know that no matter what we want to do this year, we’ve all got to sacrifice, we’ve all got to put our foot down and do the right things.
“The lads have been training so well lately: the attitude, the commitment – not just on the training ground, but doing extra at the gym or doing their own little stuff after training – has been outstanding and a credit to them.
“We’re in the right frame of mind but we can’t let our guard down, we know how tough Oxford can be.
“We’ve got to make sure that we do everything properly this week, treat it like every other game.”