ACCRINGTON Stanley manager John Coleman is looking to use the confidence from beating League Two leaders Burton Albion to tame the Shrews tonight.

The Reds put the brakes on Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink’s pace-setters with a hard-earned 1-0 win at the Store First Stadium last Tuesday, thanks to Josh Windass’s first professional goal.

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And although Stanley went on to suffer a 2-0 defeat at high flying Luton Town on Saturday, Coleman is confident of causing another upset in the promotion shake-up when they return to home soil.

“The Burton result will give us confidence because the more games you win at home against the better teams, the more belief you have when you come to face them,” said the Stanley boss, who expects Shrewsbury - managed by former Burnley midfielder Micky Mellon - to be well briefed.

“I don’t think there is a chance they will take us lightly because I know Micky Mellon really well and he knows what my teams are about.”

As a former striker, Coleman is renowned for his attacking intent.

And having returned for a second spell in charge of Stanley in September feels he is moulding the squad he inherited more into his own, but admits there is still work to do.

“I think, slowly, the lads have started to believe in themselves more and are quite liking the way we’re trying to play,” he said. “You can see that in the effort that they put in in training.

“We’re only ever trying to win games. We have a style of football that we think is quite good on the eye, is quite attractive to football fans because, first and foremost, Jimmy (Bell) and I are football fans. We want to be entertained, just like the fans do.”

He added: “We know we have to score goals to win games and the style of football we have to play is maybe a bit more attacking.

“I think it suits us because they (Shrewsbury) are a bit more open and they try to attack, which helps you to counter-attack.

“I’m not saying that we’re a counter-attacking side, but you generally find that there is more space in and around their penalty area which is something we will be keen to exploit.”