Barnet boss hails team’s togetherness and character in win

Bees fell behind in the opening seconds as Danny Whitehead struck for the visitors, but Fylde were reduced to 10 men when Siyabonga Ligendza was dismissed for a second bookable offence on 71 minutes.

And Callum Stead levelled with a low shot before Nicke Kabamba, after hitting a post, netted in the dying seconds to seal a 2-1 victory.

“Football is not easy, this is why everyone loves the sport,” Brennan told the club website.

“They made it really difficult for us, got a lot of bodies behind the ball, we knew they’d play on the counter, and to concede after 15 seconds was just criminal from us. But we just kept going.

“At half-time I said sometimes you have to win late, the top teams win late and we managed to do that and I’m really proud of the lads.

“Our discipline and performance second half was outstanding.

“Brilliant team performance, brilliant character and we moved the ball really well at khbrknews against a real stringent side that just come here to get out with a point.

“The biggest thing is the togetherness we’ve got at this club. We’ve created it. It doesn’t just happen, it takes time.”

Brennan had special praise for his two goalscorers, having sent Stead on just before the hour mark to join Kabamba in attack.

“He [Stead] came off the bench, we didn’t want to flog him, he hasn’t started many this season,” he added.

“He’s only getting used to full-time football, he’s only been doing it three months.

“But good impact on the game. He’s game, he’ll run hard and it was a great finish, he controlled his finish really well. I’m delighted for the kid.

“I’m delighted for Nicke. I pulled him over with 15 minutes to go and said ‘keep getting in the right positions, you’ll get one chance’. And he got it and took it.”

Bees head to Dorking to play in front of the live TV cameras on Saturday (5.30pm), with Brennan suggesting there might be some surprises to the line-up.

“We’ll see who is fit and who is not,”…