Nigel Clough mentioned Lee Gregory has a hamstring strain and is in doubt for Saturdays match against Blackpool.
So a potential start for the Waine train!!
Clough on Waine:
"Ben Waine's gone clear what 10 minutes to go and not managed to finish but then in the 90th minute uh much more difficult chance with somebody to beat and he's come inside and put in the bottom corner with his left foot. Magnificent finish and he's done ever so well when he's when he's come on 45 minutes tonight and I think that goal will uh help his confidence an awful lot he's Relentless isn't he he's uh somebody who never seems to give up no that's what you that's what you need and uh especially when you're coming on you know um 45 doesn't matter 20 minutes to go whatever you need that um sort of you know going keeping going at Defenders not giving them a minute and it's as much about you you work without the ball. As it is with the ball at that stage of the game when you one nil up away from home"
I had a feeling something was wrong when I saw Gregory had been subbed so early. Ultimately though, I chucked it down to Clough deciding to give Gregory a rest, considering he’s their top scorer and has started/played the full 90+ mins in pretty much every L1 game so far, and giving Waine some more minutes in the system after his last performance off the bench. Plus the fact Mansfield have another game in just a few days so likely want their top striker not to feel too tired or fatigued.
Another goal on the weekend for Waine would give him an even bigger boost going into the Tahiti and Malaysia matches.