Friday 14th March 2014

With just 10 games left until the end of the 2013/14 campaign, Chesterfield boss Paul Cook admitted in his pre match look at this Saturday's home game against Oxford United, that the pressure is on!



Cook (above), also reassured fans that, with football being about opinions, he does listen to all of them (even though he doesn't always agree!) and spoke about whether his half time team talks will, in future, point the way to the "little boys room!"

Firstly, asked about his thoughts on the game at Wimbledon, Cook said, "Going away from home is difficult. Our name goes before us and teams set up to play against us a certain way.

"The criticism we get is not being able to break teams down and out cutting edge in the final third. That sometimes can take you away from what you believe in."

Despite concerns that given the quality of the squad, the league should have been won by now, Cook says he doesn't feel that Chesterfield should be further ahead, "What's further ahead? Loads of managers would be sat here now moaning about sending offs and penalty decisions. We are where we are, sometimes you can look for too much."

After hinting during Monday's interview that there could be news of two new faces, Daniel Kearns, Peterborough and Mason Bennett, Derby County, have now come in to the club and the gaffer spoke about both players.

On Mason Bennett (left), he has this to say, "Our search for players is a daily one. I have massive faith in that squad, but football teams evolve, players come and go.

"We've tracked him [Bennett] for a while. Sometimes we get a bit of an indication that it might be happening but we have to be patient.

"We've been looking at improving our goalscoring all season. I'm not in the band that thinks we need more firepower but when players come in, it must be to improve the team."

On Danny Kearns (left), Cook said "Another player I've been after a long time. I was trying to bring him in last year but he went to Rotherham and went to Peterborough's first team. The time was right, especially with Dan Gardner's injury. Daniel fits the bill - he has great ability and technically very good."

Cook hinted that the incomings mean that some will be leaving, "There are one or two players about that need to play football - I've had good relationships with all the players. I try and conduct myself with the players in a manly way and if players are unlikely to get into the team, I tell them and l do all I can to help them."

Injury news is looking better he said, "Dan's [Gardner] looking more positive and Drew [Talbot] is a week or so away. Tommy Lee however, looks like he may have a thigh strain but nothing that will stop him playing!"

This week's opponents come in the shape of Oxford United, currently sitting in 6th place - and Cook doesn't underestimate them, "Oxford are one of the sides at the start of the season that we thought would be up there. I'm really looking forward to the game.

"Sometimes the night games are good - there's always something about a night game - and we have to replicate that result on a Saturday afternoon.

"It's important that we have a result at home. it will cement us where we are. We just will concentrate on a very good opponent in Oxford."

Listen to the interview in full below...

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