Wycombe Wanderers manager Matt Bloomfield has stated that the club ‘can’t rely on favours’ in order to get into the play-offs.
The Chairboys are now two points off the top six despite a 2-2 draw against Buckinghamshire rivals Milton Keynes on Saturday [April 1].
The result at Adams Park was helped with Derby County’s 2-0 home defeat against Ipswich Town on the same day, which was the Rams' fourth loss in seven games.
🎥 Highlights from the 2-2 draw with MK Dons at Adams Park, where @djwheeler07 scored his fifth and sixth goals of the season.#WYCvMKD pic.twitter.com/1iBlneSPE9
— Wycombe Wanderers (@wwfcofficial) April 2, 2023
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However, the 39-year-old insisted that Wycombe should only ‘focus on themselves.'
That race for the Play-Offs 👀#EFL | #SkyBetLeagueOne pic.twitter.com/rmxVE2TJU5
— Sky Bet League One (@SkyBetLeagueOne) April 1, 2023
He said: “We are pleased with what we’ve done in the time we’ve been here, but there are improvements we want to make.
“It feels like those moments are going against us, but I am not trying to be down as this is still a good point for us to gain, as this is a good Milton Keynes team.
Some good, some bad.
— Wycombe Wanderers (@wwfcofficial) April 1, 2023
We take the point and turn our focus to Ipswich on Friday!#WYCvMKD pic.twitter.com/ec8XJVHa9K
“MK have had three straight 1-0 wins, three keep clean sheets, so they are high on confidence.
“Yes, it’s disappointing to not see it out, but we can’t begrudge the point."
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On now being closer to the play-offs despite the draw, Bloomfield added: “We can’t rely on favours.
Think positivity is key, and one way to look at it is that Wycombe are now two points off the top six.
— James Richings (@James_BFP) April 1, 2023
At the start of the day, it was three.
Yes, it can be looked at as two points dropped, but, the reality is that the play-offs are still within reach.#Chairboys
“I don’t look elsewhere because you can only focus on yourself.
“We need to make sure we can take the results to help us move forward.
READ MORE: Wycombe move two points off the top six following a 2-2 draw against Milton Keynes
“It’s a point in the right direction and it’s another point towards our total.
“We need to be balanced in our opinions in how we look at the game, and at 1-0 down, we showed brilliant character to get back into.”
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