Lee Clark reveals how Hartlepool United captain Jack Hunter reacted to being dropped at Halifax Town
Lee Clark on Jack Hunter being dropped for the Halifax Town game.
Lee Clark has revealed that Jack Hunter was disappointed to be dropped for the Halifax Town defeat but said the Hartlepool United captain took the decision the correct way.
Hunter was named captain of Pools this summer by Clark and his form mirrored that of the team as the club started the new campaign with two clean sheets and back-to-back wins before three defeats on the spin. Central midfielder Hunter, was dropped for the midweek defeat to Halifax Town, and Clark has revealed how he took the news. Pools host Woking at Victoria Park on Saturday (KO 3pm). Vice-captain Reiss McNally is expected to lead the side out again should Hunter remain benched.
When asked how Hunter reacted to being dropped, Clark told the Mail: “Brilliant, he's the captain, he's the football club captain, he understands, he's disappointed we spoke before the match.
“That's what this squad gives us, I can change things, you know, we're talking about the impact on the subs in the two wins and the impact on the subs in the Eastleigh game because Eastleigh, we kind of forget about that level of performance, but under the conditions that was a good performance, great performance and we should have got something out the game.
“We're disappointed with Sutton, we're disappointed with Halifax, but even in those games, we started the game on the front foot against Halifax, that's when you're in the ascendancy, you have to do something about it and then we didn't and it allowed Halifax to come back in. Second half, we still had opportunities, we've got to take those positives and then go and then understand why and what we've got to do to win the next match.”
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