Shrewsbury Town manager Matthew Taylor has described Wycombe boss Matt Bloomfield as a ‘brilliant and good person’, following their 1-0 win over Wanderers on Saturday.
The Shropshire-based team secured only their third-ever win at Adams Park in their history, with it being their second consecutive win at the Hillbottom Road venue in as many seasons.
Additionally, the result means Wycombe have now lost their last four games in the league, whilst also being defeated five times in eight matches in League One.
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And since their last domestic triumph, which came against Fleetwood Town on October 7, the club have picked up four wins from their last 13, with each victory coming in cup competitions.
Taylor said: “He is one of football's good guys.
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"Being a football manager is difficult but Matt is an exceptional coach away from that and this is where we’ll see him come into his own, is that he is a brilliant and good person.
“You can see that the players are giving everything for him and this will turn positively for him.
“I wish him all the luck in the world.
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“He’s a mate of mine as I speak to him quite a bit and we spoke quite regularly before he got this job.
“While we’re competitors against each other for 90 minutes, I know that if I had an issue with anything, Matt would pick up the phone.”
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On how Shrewsbury kept Wanderers at bay, he added: “Look when you come here and you frustrate an opposition team, who I believe is really good, and you make them change shape after 60 minutes you are doing something right," the Town boss continued.
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"But if you look at that as performance out of possession, our players were exceptional, I don't remember Marko (Marosi) having to make an outstanding save to keep us in the game.”
Up next for the Chairboys is an away trip to Derby County on December 16.
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