Shrimps need to move on quickly
The Shrimps’ 3-0 defeat at Cheltenham on Saturday means they are 20th and six points clear of Barnet and the relegation places with two games in hand on the Bees.
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Hide AdThe Spireites are two further back at the foot of the table ahead of the meeting at the Globe Arena on Tuesday night, one which is likely to have a big say in the standings come the end of the season.
Boss Jim Bentley will be looking for his side to recapture their recent good form having slipped to just a second defeat in 10 games at Whaddon Road.
“It’s hard to be critical of the lads,” he said. “We have been on a good run and we have been hard to beat but we have to take the defeat on the chin and make sure we move on.
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Hide Ad“It was never a 3-0 defeat on Saturday but sometimes you have to hold your hands up and say the opposition had a physical advantage and used it well.
“They are the biggest side I have seen for some time and they have a game plan and they did it very well.
“We started brilliantly though and could have scored two in the opening 10 minutes.
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Hide Ad“We hit the bar and their keeper pulled off an unbelievable save and if one of those had gone in it could have been a different story.
“Goals change games though and to be fair to them they built on the good luck they had.”