Dieseruvwe has plenty of experience when it comes to the FA Cup but admits not many of those are positive, having struggled to advance beyond the early rounds of the competition throughout his career.
But Pools will need to go on a run in the competition if Dieseruvwe is to clear his own personal hurdle, having not made it to the third round before.
Although Pools will be looking to continue the momentum built up in the win over Eastleigh, a break from the relentless fixture schedule in the National League does provide Askey with the opportunity to rotate his side against Chester.
Askey has had to deal with several injuries over the opening two months of the campaign and a fixture with the National League North side may present an opportunity to hand minutes to those who have not featured and even those within the club’s academy ahead of their FA Youth Cup tie against Guiseley.
And Dieseruvwe admits the break from league duty has come at a good time for Pools.
“The boys do need a bit of a breather,” he said.
”We’ve been light on numbers and are having to chop and change. We’ve not been as consistent in terms of our performances and personnel so I think it will just give the lads a bit of down time and going into a different competition as well is a fresh game to go into and will give some lads an opportunity, so it’s going to be good for the whole team.”
Askey suggested he does not have any fresh injuries to deal with following the win over Eastleigh.
