Jimmy McNulty said Dale’s character in the Boxing Day victory over AFC Fylde was commendable.
Ian Henderson and Kwaku Oduroh sealed a 2-0 win in front of over 4,500 fans at the Crown Oil Arena.
“It was a good win, in difficult circumstances,” said the Head Coach.
“Assessing my players, live in front of me, truthfully, I thought they were out on their feet a little bit.
“Again, I felt like I couldn’t really help them. Fylde made changes – most line-ups can freshen up. Our options for changes are so minimal it’s almost not even possible.
“I had concerns pre-game about how we were going to find the energy to bring a Boxing Day showpiece to the ground today. I don’t blame the players one bit for being down on energy.
“They weren’t down on fight, but they were definitely down on energy. You could see there was a loss of energy in the performance compared to what we’ve had recently.
“But how they found the fight to stay in the game and show enough, in the end, to get a victory against a really dangerous opponent, is really commendable.
“To take five points from the last three games and keep two clean sheets, in what was definitely our worst performance of those three games – in the other two we were excellent – was commendable.
“For Kwaks [Kwaku Oduroh] to get that goal at the end was really nice for the squad and the fans.
“It was a nice moment for the ground. It was good that those people got to see a team that really fought for the town, and it culminated in an exciting goal and a great celebration.”
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