Cobblers 'starting to look like a team' as Brady makes full use of his squad
Jon Brady believes Cobblers are belatedly ‘starting to look like a team’ after he utilised his squad to good effect across three games last week.
Brady picked the same XI for the win over Leyton Orient and the draw against Stockport County but he made four early subs at Edegley Park and all four gave fresh impetus to the side in an improved second half performance.
The Town boss then settled on three alterations for the visit of Crawley, recalling Tariqe Fosu, Samy Chouchane and Tyler Roberts, and again those three players were central to a dominant 3-0 victory.
Brady said: "We probably hadn't looked like a team previously but I said after the game on Tuesday that the subs came on and made a difference and we changed personnel again on Saturday.
"I would call the ones that came on the other night the finishers and they finished the game really well for us and then they started today and the others came on and closed the game out.
"I really feel we are starting to look like a team now and if we can be consistent in our actions, we'll keep picking up points along the way.”
Brady was banned from the touchline on Saturday and watched the game from the back of the East Stand, with assistant Ian Sampson on touchline duty.
"It was absolutely fine watching from the stand,” Brady added. “We got the goal early and I felt we were in control of the game so there were no issues.”
Next up is Tuesday’s trip to Lincoln City. "Lincoln away is probably as tough as it comes,” continued Brady. “Their home record since we last played there is pretty exemplary and they beat Stockport on Saturday so we know how much of a challenge that will be. But we're in a good rhythm and we'll face the challenge head on.”