Friday 8th April 2016

It's back to familiar territory for Danny Wilson on Saturday as he takes his side to Oakwell stadium to face Barnsley.



However, whilst the Chesterfield Manager (above), admits he will be pleased to see familiar faces, his focus will be squarely on bagging three points for Chesterfield, "It's a big game for us, a tough game for them. I don't think they'll think it's an easy game. The three points will be massive for both clubs but I have to say, it's going to be a tough contest for us."

After a stunning victory against Port Vale last weekend, Wilson said he was delighted with the three points after performance of two halves, "It's always important for us to win against home fans. After the first half, I don't think anyone would have thought that would happen, as the performance was very poor - certainly the second half the lads were fantastic!

"Subs are there to make the difference. We had to change tactic, we weren't doing certain things on the ball in key areas, you have to have a different approach to it and we certainly had that over the weekend and, the shape the team took and the pattern we played the game took them by surprise - and they couldn't handle it."

Injury-wise, it's mixed news for the Spireites with, "Everyone coming through OK! Dion (Donahue) came through a reserve game midweek, so he'll be available at the weekend."

However, with the club confirming that Liam O'Neill had suffered an injury and would be forced to sit out some games, Wilson admitted, "He did it a week last Thursday, caught the ball on the end of his toe - stopping a ball coming through to the box - and unfortunately, strained ligaments in his ankle. He's still not fit, he'll be a couple of weeks I think.

"The long term ones it will be pre-season. It is a blow, we've lost some very experienced players in recent months and that's had an impact on the team. There's not a great deal we can do other than make sure they're ready for next season."

As Wilson prepares to face Barnsley, who won their first major piece of silverware at Wembley at the weekend, he is under no illusions about the battle the squad will face, "Paul (Heckinbottom) was one of my coaches when I was there. He has enormous respect from players within the club. I wouldn't suggest they will be vastly different from how they've lined up in the last couple of months.

"After the JPT win, they'll be buoyed with confidence, with total support from the Barnsley folk. They'll come out in force on the day and they'll be expecting a win. They should be very proud of what they've done and from the player's point of view, they'll want to add to that by getting to the play-offs.

"There's nothing that will derail our focus! We have a massive game in front of us and we can ease our position if we get three points. Everything is focused on that!"

Listen to the interview with Danny in full here...

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