Kevin Nolan: We're trying to change the mentality of Cobblers
Kevin Nolan says he wants his squad to take every competition seriously after Cobblers reached the last 16 of the EFL Trophy for the first time in five seasons.
Nolan made seven changes from the 3-0 win at Plymouth but Northampton nonetheless produced an impressively cohesive and fluid performance to see off Wycombe Wanderers and book their place in the last 16 of the Vertu Trophy.
"We assembled the squad so we can make five or six changes for different competitions and still put out a strong team," Nolan added. “We've built a robustness and a squad that want to win games no matter the competition.
"We're trying to change the mentality and we worked our socks off in the summer to build this squad and I believe in it. I know there will be some tough days but at the moment I'm really pleased with what the boys are producing.
"We're matching clubs who have playing budgets that are astronomical compared to ours but I don't want to use that as an excuse because that's not us and I only want lads who are going to stand up and to fight and to be counted when it matters.
"We made seven changes on Tuesday but they all did themselves justice and I thought it was a thoroughly professional performance and we deserved to win the game, but there’s also plenty we can still learn and work on over the next week as we build up to the Huddersfield game.