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Tuesday, November 07, 2017

Fleetwood Boss Says His Side Have To Be More Physical


Fleetwood's manager Uwe Rosler has spoken about last night's game.

His side came back from a goal down at Chorley to set themselves up with a second round tie at home to Hereford.

The date for the tie should be confirmed by the end of the week.

Rosler told the Blackpool Gazette: "It was very difficult. We were shocking until we had 10 men. 

"We have to be more physical. We didn’t understand when and where to pass. I was very surprised that our centre-halves did not clear our lines and did not win the first header. That is what happened for the first goal. 

"I was very pleased we showed another example of this Fleetwood mentality, this character, ability. Wes Burns and Jack Sowerby (substitutes) made a big impact. We had nothing more to lose and we played the football we can play."

Fleetwood were reduced to ten men in the second half, and Rosler has no complaints about Lewis Coyle's straight red.

He said: "We are young players. We were all frustrated that the game was not going the way we wanted. 

"That sort of frustration, to not compete in the right manner, was probably shown in that challenge. Last year we had a very stable disciplinary record. Now we have already a few red cards too many. Handling those situations on the pitch better comes with experience.

"In the past we have shown we can cope with it (losing players) and we will cope with that again. 

"Chorley were the better team for 60 minutes. I will tell Matt (Jansen, Chorley boss) they deserved something out of the game.”