Walsall boss Lee Grant praised his team's character as they left it late to secure a point away to Fleetwood Town on Saturday afternoon.
Looking to go nine games unbeaten in their first nine league games for the first time since 1979, the Saddlers fell behind to Ronan Coughlan's goal just after the hour mark, and looked to be heading to their first league defeat of the season.
However, after making a raft of substitutions, they were dragged back onto level terms when Aaron Pressley made it sox goals in ten games across all-competitions, with less than ten minutes of normal time remaining.
Speaking to Express & Star reporter George Bennett, Sadler said: "I’m not sure we were close to our best. For an hour, we weren’t great if I’m being really honest.
However, after making a raft of substitutions, they were dragged back onto level terms when Aaron Pressley made it sox goals in ten games across all-competitions, with less than ten minutes of normal time remaining.
Speaking to Express & Star reporter George Bennett, Sadler said: "I’m not sure we were close to our best. For an hour, we weren’t great if I’m being really honest.
"For the last part of the game, we made some changes, and we changed structure a little bit.
"We got more aggressive, kept the ball a little bit better and had them under some pressure.
"So the goal doesn’t really come as a surprise, but I just want us to be better for longer periods.
"I want us to start games in the way that we have done consistently over the course of the start of the season."
Grant, who has now guided his team through nine games unbeaten in the league so far this season, went on to admit his team showed character as they maintained their unbeaten start with Pressley's late leveller.
He continued: “We haven’t done that in the last couple of games, but the character of this group is shining through loud and clear in terms of the late goals and the desire not to be beaten.”
Grant, who has now guided his team through nine games unbeaten in the league so far this season, went on to admit his team showed character as they maintained their unbeaten start with Pressley's late leveller.
He continued: “We haven’t done that in the last couple of games, but the character of this group is shining through loud and clear in terms of the late goals and the desire not to be beaten.”
