Monday 5th March 2012

After securing three points at home to Tranmere and climbing two places in the league table a pleased Chesterfield Gaffer, John Sheridan, faced the press after the game.

We asked first for his view on the game, and if those 3 points had been hard won...
"Yes it was! I expected that from Tranmere, they're a difficult team to play against, don't score many goals but, to get 3 points was what we were after and I thought the lads worked really hard. I thought we started a bit on edge, which is expected.

"We're in a position where we don't want to be but, I thought we got in the game and it was a very workmanlike performance. I thought we deserved to win it."

The longer the game went on - it seemed to be heading for a 0-0 didn't it?
"Yes. They don't concede many - I think they have one of the best clean sheet records - so I knew It was tough. They're effective at set plays, throws and have some big players there, so just to keep a clean sheet was pleasing, full credit to the players."

Were you pleased with the side's overall performance?
"Yes, I think they're the sort of games we're going to be involved in I think - it's on edge. If we're in the middle of the table, we'd probably go out there and pass the ball a little bit more and take the game to them, but it's hard when you're at the bottom - everyone's frustrated and so for us to come out winners, I thought we worked really hard to get what we wanted."

And it was always going to be Jordan who slotted the goal home - must have been pleasing for him?
"Very pleasing, he was excellent today. He played like a proper Centre forward - put himself about and did the things that I've asked him to do for a long time. He used his strength, winning headers and he was a threat all day. He's a handful when he's like that and I'm pleased he got the goal."

And you're pleased your side matched Tranmere?
"Yes, I made a couple of changes, I played a team which would cause them problems and be effective for us and get a result. I don't lay out a team that will go and get beaten, though some people think that at the moment! I'm not like that."

There seemed to be some questioning from the crowd about the substitution?
"Yes, they wanted Danny Whitaker off didn't they? Danny's the one who set up the winner wasn't he? I didn't take Nicky Ajose off because he was the worst player on the pitch, I just wanted to put Alex (Mendy) on thinking he might get behind and get at the Left Back a little bit more. Nicky wasn't the worst player, I didn't do it on purpose to disappoint everyone, I did it so hopefully we could go on and win the game."

There's a message there for everyone to stick together?
"Yes. they can say what they want, if they have a go at me and sing whatever they want - it doesn't bother me, I'll just believe and carry on doing what I want to do, but hopefully it'll prove one or two people wrong at the end of the season - that's when it matters. It was a great, great three points."

And a clean sheet to boot?
"Yes, very pleased with that. I thought we defended really well when we had to as they have big players who put balls in the box, so to keep a clean sheet was excellent from the players."

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