Matt Taylor Eyes Exeter City Vs Bradford City Survival Boost
exeter city vs bradford city arrives with Exeter City needing to beat Bradford City on Saturday and hope Leyton Orient draw or lose to Burton Albion to stay in League One. The match kicks off at 3pm at a sold out SJP, and anything less than a win leaves Exeter dependent on results elsewhere.
Matt Taylor and SJP
Matt Taylor framed the task plainly. “It's irrelevant if we don't take care of business ourselves. Our form going into it has been so positive in how strong and solid we've looked at a team but without getting that real winning moment like Doncaster. It's something we've worked on all week and the task is a straightforward one where we will be giving it our all.”
He also pushed the responsibility onto the players in the biggest possible setting. “Heroic moments are etched in our history and there are names and moments which fans will talk about - right now they will talk about the last moment in the last home game of Jack's goal and that can't be the biggest moment in our season. We want a bigger one to come this weekend and it could be anyone. The players have that responsibility, and they are the lucky ones to have that opportunity.”
Bradford City Visit
Bradford come in as the obstacle Exeter must clear before any other result can matter. Taylor called them “a fantastic footballing team” and said, “This weekend there will be no excuses. It's us against a fantastic footballing team and a game I'm looking forward to and I want the players to look forward to.”
The pressure is sharper because Exeter have not yet produced the decisive moment Taylor wants from them. He said the team has looked “strong and solid” but still lacks “that real winning moment like Doncaster,” leaving Saturday as a straight line between performance and survival.
League One Decision
For Exeter, the equation is simple: win at home and then need Leyton Orient to draw or lose at Burton Albion. Taylor said, “Nothing hurts more for a manager than when your team doesn't perform the way you want it to and nothing hurts more as a player when you don't play the way you want to and get the wins you need. It means everything this weekend and the responsibility and accountability can't just be with the players, I think there is a bigger picture in terms of where the club is at right now and it's been difficult.”
That leaves Saturday as more than a regular home fixture at SJP. Exeter need their own result first, because the table only bends their way if they handle Bradford City and get the help they need from Burton Albion.
