Tyreece Simpson’s performance against Exeter City on Saturday, when he came off the bench to play a crucial part in the Cobblers’ triumph, has led manager Jon Brady to believe that Cobblers fans are beginning to see the best of the striker.
The brilliant 21-year-old Huddersfield Town loanee has shown flashes of his promise this season, but he hasn’t netted a league goal and has only started one of Northampton’s last five League One games.
He has scored twice in the EFL Trophy, though, and he was a standout substitute against Exeter on Saturday. Patrick Brough’s second goal at St James Park, which completed a 2-0 victory, was the result of his 50-yard rushing sprint from one end to the other.
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Exeter suffered its third league loss in four games despite defeating Premier League Luton Town in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday.
After losing to the Cobblers at home, Exeter, who had led League One earlier in the month, dropped to ninth place.
Caldwell told BBC Radio Devon, “We can’t make any excuses, it was nowhere near good enough.
“I thought we were sloppy from the very beginning,”
“We didn’t play where we wanted to play, we didn’t pass the ball with any conviction, we didn’t give the man in possession any options, and then when we lost the ball, we weren’t strong enough to compete in the duals.
Exeter suffered its third league loss in four games despite defeating Premier League Luton Town in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday.
After losing to the Cobblers at home, Exeter, who had led League One earlier in the month, dropped to ninth place.
Caldwell told BBC Radio Devon, “We can’t make any excuses, it was nowhere near good enough.
I believed we were careless from the very beginning.We failed to play where we wanted to play, we failed to pass the ball with conviction, we failed to give the man in possession options, and when we lost the ball, we failed to perform well enough in the duals.
