Luton Town manager Graeme Jones was satisfied from the reaction of his side against Preston North End on Saturday.
Despite losing 2-1 to the promotion chasing Lilywhites, the Hatters’ boss believes they can take a lot of confidence from their display in their battle for survival in the Championship.
Luton lie 21st in the division and are two points above the relegation zone after six wins from their opening 22 games.
Jones was pleased with their performance at Deepdale at the weekend and has said, as per a report by Dunstable Today: “This is some away ground to come to and we had a right go, competed and I let them know that that’s what I wanted, more than anything, because Stoke was very very disappointing. We changed the shape, got a massive reaction from the group, so that aspect’s satisfying.”
“Because if we continue with that, I’ll never let it drop and I’ve told the players, ‘you need to police it, don’t ever let it drop again, that’s a minimum requirement,’ then I know its a step forward and I know we’ll get results away from home.”
He added: “I think we’ve been good in the diamond at home, so I’ll have to look at it. I really liked it, I really liked the shape, I think we were a lot stronger. I don’t think we played as well as we normally do in terms of getting on the ball and using our spare man, using space and having that possession, we were a bit more direct, but sometimes you have to do that.”
