Danny Webb pleased with Chesterfield display as play-off hopes remain alive

Assistant manager Danny Webb thought his Chesterfield side were “pretty comfortable” as they beat Crewe 2-0 to move back into the League Two play-off positions.

Lee Bonis netted either side of half-time, with the visitors having a goal ruled out before the break, and the win means the battle for seventh place goes down to the final day when Chesterfield travel to Swindon.

Webb said: “It was a really good performance. There was obviously a little bit of nerves around because of the consequences and potential outcomes of the day in terms of the league table, but I thought we played well and were pretty comfortable.

“To a man, everyone put in a right shift. You saw from the reaction of the supporters, they kept getting behind us and cheering us on, and obviously, with results elsewhere like the Barnet score (6-2 vs Gillingham), it was really important that we got that win and didn’t rely on anyone else to get that win.

“Today was our day and we’re going to take a good couple of thousand down to Swindon. Bring it on, and we’ve got to be ready for a battle because it certainly will be that.

“We withstood those attacks and the barrages into our box and that probably gave our crowd the belief that this is our day.

“It’s a hell of a finish from Lee [Bonis] and he’s having a really good goalscoring season. And to get two goals as well, fair play to him.”

Crewe boss Lee Bell did not believe there was much to choose between the two sides and that clinical finishing was the difference in the end.

He said: “They dominated some of the possession like we thought they would, but I don’t think there were any clear-cut chances without looking back at the goals. We seem to have made a mess of the first one.

“They keep going, they keep working, and again it’s tough for them. We can’t be daft. It’s tough for them with their loans and contracts coming to an end.

“I thought we played some good stuff at times, trying to get in and around their box. So, as a staff, we’ll look at it and take what we want out of it in terms of the little things that we’re looking for.

“It’s just football, those fine margins. He’s just offside, Tez [Emre Tezgel], we have a free-kick and hit the bar, and then they go up the other end and score. [Adrien] Thibaut’s had a really good chance.

“We’re obviously disappointed to lose. I absolutely hate losing football matches, but there are things out there that we wanted to have a look at. We’ll take what we need from the game.”