Five straight league wins delight Haywards Heath Town – but Green plays it cool
Kev Green reflected on a statement win for Haywards Heath Town in the SCFL Premier promotion race but insisted: We’re just taking it game by game.
The Blues won 3-2 on Saturday at East Grinstead Town – a side many see as one of their title rivals – to stay two points clear at the top. Josh Wright scored two and Lukas Franzen-Jones got the other.
On Tuesday night it was Franzen-Jones with two and Wright one in a 3-1 win at Lancing to put them five clear.
Green said of the win at EG: “I thought we thoroughly deserved the win.
“Defensively we were very, very good. We have a few injuries so had to play Harry Shooman at centre-half with Henry Watson and the pair were immense.
“The game was cagey in spells and opened up in spells, it was a proper game of football but I felt we were the better side.
“We were pleased to get the three points and it was nice to get the win over a team who are up there competing with us – a good day at the office.”
Green said of new striker Wright: “He’d had a bit of a break because he’d been cup-tied and suspended and then came back in and got two goals.
“He’s got a lot of potential. It’ll take him a little time to understand what we want from him, especially off the ball, but when he gets that I think he’s going to be one of the best players in the league.”
Heath have won five SCFL games in a row but Green said: “We’re not looking beyond each game as it comes.
“The league is a tough one this year and we know most teams can beat each other so it’s about not looking too far ahead and just looking at the next game and making sure we’re the best version of ourselves.”
Heath host AFC Varndeanians on Saturday, then Broadbridge Heath in the Sussex Senior Cup on Tuesday.
That is one of three cups they’re still in – they’ve had good recent wins over Hailsham in the RUR, and Worthing United, where they won 7-1, in the Peter Bentley.
Green said: “We were very good at Worthing United against a team who have been going very well this season. They were pretty good first half but we went up a level second half and took the game away from them so that was pleasing.
“Broadbridge Heath will be interesting. They’re going well a division above us so we’re looking forward to that. Hopefully we can get a big crowd in.”
Injury problems continue, Green saying: “On Saturday we were missing Nathan Stroomberg, Jack Barnes, Sam Remfry and Joe Allman. Charlie Towning broke his wrist in the FA Vase game at Rusthall.”