Captain Carlton Morris and his Hatters team-mates plan to keep “riding the momentum” of their recent good run of form as they look forward to Tuesday’s trip to Stoke.
The Hatters made it four matches unbeaten with the 1-1 draw with promotion-chasing Leeds at Kenilworth Road on Saturday, taking their points haul to 11 from the last six games.
Our top scorer couldn’t add to his personal tally, but was delighted to see Isaiah Jones net his first goal for the club as the Town took the lead against the visitors from Yorkshire, before Dan James levelled matters just before the half-hour.
Speaking to LTFC+, the 29-year-old said: “Credit to Leeds, that was a tough, tough game that had a Premier League energy to it to be honest. It was a good point at home, the lads left it all out there - no question about that.
“We’re riding the momentum finally at the minute. Things have been going our way a bit more recently and it's come to fruition with a couple of wins. It's good to finally have that momentum, so roll on Tuesday night.”
On the importance of another point, taking us to within two points of safety, he added: “This is a massive point. It's all about keeping our momentum. We're in good form at the minute.
“I think in our last six games, barring the Burnley one, they’ve all been really positive results. We're riding that momentum for the first time really this season, so it's important that we hold onto it and the lads are buzzing already for this game in midweek.”
The former Norwich and Barnsley forward paid tribute to the players behind him on Saturday, as the Town put their bodies on the line to block shots and crosses, as Leeds probed for a second-half winner.
“You see the lads in midfield - Clicker, Walshy, Thelo - fantastic on second balls, in duels, coming out of tackles; the back five were tremendous, Thomas aggressive on his line,” said Carlton. “We are playing with a bit more confidence, a bit more freedom today, battling around as well.
“From my own perspective, the goals aren’t coming at the minute. I’m not getting the chances that I'm necessarily wanting, so the minimum I can do is put my body on the line and let the centre-halves know they're in a game, which you know I enjoy doing, especially for this football club.”
On the season as a whole, he added: “Obviously it has been a mental season for us to be where we are, but things haven't gone our way at times and we've had to sort of build that foundation from the start again, and that was going a bit more direct and keeping things more simple at times.
“But you can see that we're getting a bit of momentum, a bit of confidence. The team is starting to play a bit more, our good players are starting to shine through and you know that's only going to be a good thing for us going forward.”
