Iestyn Harris hails Salford's form after win over Wakefield
Last Updated: 15/03/15 6:29pm
Salford head coach Iestyn Harris was satisfied after the Reds continued their Super League resurgence by beating Wakefield 24-18.
The big-spenders moved into the top half of the table with a hard-fought victory at the AJ Bell Stadium, which saw star man Rangi Chase cross for one of four tries - meaning Salford are now unbeaten since the 52-6 humiliation at the ends of St Helens a month ago.
"The players have stayed close together as a group and you can see the energy levels on the field are good," Harris said. "Their mentality has been right over the last two or three weeks.
We all know what Rangi can do with ball in hand, but he picked the right time to put the ball in the right areas and his kicking game was good.
Harris on Chase
"I thought we made hard work of it today, but the pleasing thing was that we defended well for large periods of the game. We've not quite been there the last couple of weeks and to defend well was the most important thing today.
"We probably missed two or three clear-cut opportunities, which would have made the game look a whole lot different on the scoreboard, but it was important to get the two points and keep the momentum going."
"Rangi's game management was really good at times, which is a real progression for him," Harris said.
"We all know what Rangi can do with ball in hand, but he picked the right time to put the ball in the right areas and his kicking game was good. It was real balanced performance from him, which was a real positive for us."
Wildcats coach James Webster said: "We are not giving ourselves enough chances to win games. We shot ourselves in the foot with the amount of times we threw the ball on the ground.
"Salford played well, but we came up short again. We are a team that's trying hard and, other than against Widnes, we haven't been beaten in effort.
"I keep saying that effort gets you close but execution and attention to detail gets you the wins."