Back-to-back home games offer MK Dons an opportunity to start a winning streak
The MK Dons head coach looks ahead to Saturday’s game with Shrewsbury Town
Putting together a winning run will be essential for MK Dons if they are to mount a promotion push this season, Paul Warne says.
Stadium MK hosts back-to-back games this week with the side facing 20th place Shrewsbury Town and 21st place Bristol Rovers, and off the back of Dons’ 2-0 win over Accrington Stanley last Saturday, the next few games offer a great opportunity put points on the board.
He said: “It’s nice to have back-to-back home games, and it would be nice to accrue back-to-back home wins because realistically, that’s what we need to do, we need to go on a run to get ourselves right in the mix.”
Shrewsbury head to Stadium MK having ended a ten-game winless streak last time out, beating Harrogate 1-0 at home. Far from taking any of the forthcoming games for granted though, Warne remains wary of the threats Shrewsbury will pose for his side on Saturday, especially after the bruising encounter at Croud Meadow earlier this season which saw his side pick up a 2-1 win.
“I expect another really tough game,” he said. “They work really hard out of possession, they press as a team, and we’ll have to match them all over the pitch.
“In the last couple of weeks, they’ve narrowly lost at Grimsby and beaten Harrogate. They work really hard for their manager, and I know they’ve made signings and could make more before the game, so they might look completely different to how they have been looking.
“But I also know if we’re at our very best at home, we’re a very good side that are hard to play against. I also know if we’re not, we could get a good cracking like anyone else. We won’t go into it with any arrogance.”