Paul Hurst: Shrewsbury Town must believe they can beat Derby
Paul Hurst has shown his Shrewsbury Town players their victory against Derby earlier this season to give them confidence ahead of this weekend.
Hurst’s team make their way to Pride Park on Saturday seeking to do the double over the promotion-chasing Rams.
He says Town have to go there with belief and has shown them the 1-0 victory earlier this campaign – where Conor Hourihane scored an own-goal – to give them confidence.
“We have to go there with belief,” Hurst said. “We can talk (as staff), but I can’t get inside the players when they step over that white line, do they really believe they can compete? I honestly think they can, and we have tried to show them or reference some examples of it.
“One of them being one of the victories this season was at home against Derby.
“So if they have beat them once, can they go and do the double? It is important, and it is a cliche, but they play the game and not the occasion, or the surroundings.
“That can also turn out to be a negative for Derby because everyone at the weekend, and a lot of Shrewsbury Town fans, will be expecting Derby to win the game.
