Shrewsbury Town boss Paul Hurst and skipper Carl Winchester say they will use the motivation of being written off as League One relegation favourites this season.
Shrewsbury Town boss Paul Hurst and new captain Carl Winchester say they are both motivated by being written off as League One relegation favourites.
But Hurst, who returned to the club in January for his second spell in charge, told BBC Radio Shropshire: “Ultimately we’ve got to use that as a bit of motivation."On a personal note, in my sort of career, I’m happy to have that tag. It’s not an issue," said the 49-year-old former Grimsby Town, Ipswich Town and Scunthorpe United boss.
"All over social media we’re one of the favourites to go down so it's just having that underdog mentality every week.
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