AFC Fylde boss: Players did what they were asked in defeating Darlington
Craig Mahon got the response he wanted last weekend as AFC Fylde hope it is second time lucky against Marine this evening.
The clubs should have met in National League North at Mill Farm last Tuesday, only for a waterlogged pitch to force a postponement.
Fylde go into the game after returning to winning ways with victory over sixth-placed Darlington last Saturday, when Marine lost their FA Trophy semi-final against Wealdstone.
With second-placed South Shields having a free midweek before the Easter programme, a win tonight would put the Coasters four points clear at the summit.
Speaking after the weekend win, Fylde’s head coach told their media team: “We knew it was going to be a tough game and, after last week (losing at Worksop Town), I’m always wanting a reaction from the lads.
“If you look over the course of the season, they’ve always given us one and you always learn more when you lose.
“Last week was good, not to lose, but we got to watch back and see what we could do better.
“We knew it was going to be tough against Darlington, they are where they are in the league for a reason.
“That is not a fluke, you don’t get to this stage of the season by being lucky. They’ve got great management and they’ve got experience all across the pitch, so we knew we had to be at it today.
“Thankfully the lads who were on the pitch did exactly what we asked of them and we’ve got to keep our heads down and move on to the next (game).”