Added expectancy is not bringing out Town’s best but Edwards insists Luton aren’t ‘shrinking violets’
Hatters chief on his side’s poor start to the campaign
Luton boss Rob Edwards has conceded that the added expectation on his Hatters side this season isn’t bringing out the best in his players just yet.
After Tuesday night’s 2-2 draw against Oxford United at Kenilworth Road, it means Town have now picked up a mere eight points from their opening eight matches, suffering defeats to Burnley, Preston, QPR and Plymouth Argyle. It wasn’t supposed to be this way either, Luton one of the favourites to achieve promotion in the Championship following a season in the Premier League, but that hasn’t materialised so far.
Discussing whether that added pressure has got to the players, Edwards said: “Let’s be really honest, everyone would want us and expected us to be higher up. It’s early days, but everyone would have expected better results, including the boys. I think it’s something we have to be able to deal with and at the moment it’s not quite bringing the best out of us, but I haven’t seen a team that’s looked scared, I haven’t seen a team that’s not run.
