The only time Town had won back-to-back games at John Smith’s Stadium before Saturday was at the beginning of December, which helps to explain why their priceless 2-1 victory over Mansfield felt so good.
Although they had a fantastic first game back in temporary command on March 15, defeating woeful Crawley 5-1 at home, the memories of that were quickly wiped out by disappointing away losses at Lincoln and particularly Charlton.
That day seemed like a long time ago by the time Town hit the field on Saturday.
Wycombe, who need three points to resurrect their hopes of surpassing Wrexham for the second automatic promotion spot behind Birmingham City, who will be promoted on Tuesday evening if the Chairboys lose in West Yorkshire, will arrive in three days as their next home game.
When these teams played in Buckinghamshire back in January, a 1-0 victory bolstered Town’s prospects of finishing in the top two. Regretfully, their play has deteriorated since then, and their realistic goals now mostly center on securing the final play-off spot.
It helps explain why Saturday seemed significant.
In retrospect, following the final home game against Crawley, Worthington, who is shown, stated: “Yes, there might be benefits from it (not playing in international break).”
Actually, it seems like all you want is for the next game to start as soon as possible.
“Now that the Mansfield game is over, my attention is already on Tuesday’s Wycombe match.
“There’s no denying that we disappointed the supporters at Charlton.
“They have a huge role to play in helping us through, so I was happy that we won at home with them behind us.”
Town defeated Mansfield thanks to a few crucial late-game moments, and it felt important to see fit-again winger Mickel Miller return to the pitch for the first time since the end of the fall.
The hosts were motivated by Miller, and their confidence and spirits were also boosted by a few priceless bits of quality from Ruben Roosken and Ben Wiles.
That’s the belief, and I will continue to support, encourage, and motivate them to the best of my ability,” Worthington continued. I was thrilled for them because they are doing the same on the field.
“Those players need to show up and take action at that point.
“It’s similar to the midfield or back players. Everybody has a job to do, and the offensive players’ responsibility is to make “good decisions and moments” and seize them when they present themselves. That occurred on Saturday, and we achieved the objectives.
