Tomorrow, when Morecambe hosts Wrexham at the Mazuma Mobile Stadium, Ged Brannan wants his team to be totally focused on the game of football.
In League Two, it’s eighth versus third, and the Shrimps are only eliminated from the play-off spots due to goal differential.
Following their four-goal victory over Accrington Stanley last weekend, the visitors are only three points behind Mansfield Town at the top.
The game, which takes place after the Morecambe supporters’ march on Saturday lunchtime, is anticipated to draw a sizable crowd in support of the team and to draw attention to the fact that it is still for sale after eighteen months.
The head coach of Morecambe is concerned about his players’ distraction from the task at hand.
Brannan declared, “The guys have to play the game, not the occasion.”
We’ve gone from being a young team to having some experience in there, so I believe they’ll do that.
Individuals such as Farrend Rawson’s Faz, Yann (Songo’o), Gwion (Edwards), Stokesy (Chris Stokes), and Slewy (Jordan Slew) will provide a soothing atmosphere in the dressing room.
“In the end, we’re playing for three points, and we can get those three points if we go out and play like we can.”
Morecambe will be aiming to win three straight games after defeating Crawley Town and Crewe Alexandra tomorrow.
In addition, there’s the minor matter of making up for the 6-0 loss in the clubs’ previous meeting in November, which happened while Derek Adams was on the bench and Brannan and John McMahon were in charge.
But only Farrend Rawson, Jacob Bedeau, Joel Senior, and Jordan Slew—four members of the Shrimps’ starting lineup from that day—started against Crawley in the middle of the week.
Brannan cautioned, “They are playing against a different Morecambe team.”
We’ve added a few permanent signings and new loan players, and our approach to playing and thinking has changed from the previous time.
“Wrexham is a formidable team, as we all know, but we cannot enter the game with any of our players injured.
“I’m confident that we won’t, and that they’ll be eager to play against a team with a wealth of talented players.”
