"The time has come to prove that we are good enough to be in the play-offs," said a defiant Gorman following his side’s latest draw.
The only positive in recent weeks has been managing to turn around three straight defeats suffered over the Christmas period. John Gorman’s side salvaged a point after going behind for the third consecutive fixture, against Macclesfield Town on Saturday. In all three it wasn’t until Wycombe’s formation was altered that the Chairboys were able to discover a route back into these games.
Glenn Hoddle’s former assistant has stuck to the belief that being successful in the lower leagues can be achievable through playing attractive football. After all Kenny Jackett’s Swansea City, against whom Wycombe fought back to share the spoils last week, are proof it can be done. It has become progressively apparent that Wycombe have to seek the initial advantage if this approach is to lead the club anywhere above mid-table by the end of the season.
With the passing of each league game, the pressure mounts on Gorman to ditch the 3-5-2 formation that past Wycombe managers have also had a tendency to favour.
Assistant coach Steve Brown is convinced Gorman’s approach will reap its reward sooner or later. The former midfielder is positive Wycombe can start to achieve the results that have eluded them since their fine start at the club in November.
"There’s so much quality at this club that once we get scoring on a regular basis there will be no looking back,"
"John Gorman is a tactical genius. He tinkers with bits here and there that stop other teams from playing," said Brown.
Frustrating for everybody at the club also, not least the manager, has been Nathan Tyson’s lack of goals in recent matches - eight games without a goal following the draw with the Silkmen. Steve Claridge has been brought in to partner the young striker.
The return of Craig Faulconbridge as a late substitute was one welcome boost to the forwards. Original fears that the 6’4" tall striker would be absent for longer than a couple of weeks were dispelled when he came on following yet another injury setback.
"There’s so much quality at this club that once we get scoring on a regular basis there will be no looking back," added Brown.
"The time has come to prove that we are good enough to be in the play-offs," said a defiant Gorman following his side’s latest draw.
The only positive in recent weeks has been managing to turn around three straight defeats suffered over the Christmas period. John Gorman’s side salvaged a point after going behind for the third consecutive fixture, against Macclesfield Town on Saturday. In all three it wasn’t until Wycombe’s formation was altered that the Chairboys were able to discover a route back into these games.
Glenn Hoddle’s former assistant has stuck to the belief that being successful in the lower leagues can be achievable through playing attractive football. After all Kenny Jackett’s Swansea City, against whom Wycombe fought back to share the spoils last week, are proof it can be done. It has become progressively apparent that Wycombe have to seek the initial advantage if this approach is to lead the club anywhere above mid-table by the end of the season.
With the passing of each league game, the pressure mounts on Gorman to ditch the 3-5-2 formation that past Wycombe managers have also had a tendency to favour.
Assistant coach Steve Brown is convinced Gorman’s approach will reap its reward sooner or later. The former midfielder is positive Wycombe can start to achieve the results that have eluded them since their fine start at the club in November.
"There’s so much quality at this club that once we get scoring on a regular basis there will be no looking back,"
"John Gorman is a tactical genius. He tinkers with bits here and there that stop other teams from playing," said Brown.
Frustrating for everybody at the club also, not least the manager, has been Nathan Tyson’s lack of goals in recent matches - eight games without a goal following the draw with the Silkmen. Steve Claridge has been brought in to partner the young striker.
The return of Craig Faulconbridge as a late substitute was one welcome boost to the forwards. Original fears that the 6’4" tall striker would be absent for longer than a couple of weeks were dispelled when he came on following yet another injury setback.
"There’s so much quality at this club that once we get scoring on a regular basis there will be no looking back," added Brown.