Exeter must 'keep feet on the ground' after back-to-back wins

BBC News

12-03-2025

Exeter City boss Gary Caldwell says it is important his side 'keep their feet on the ground' after achieving back-to-back wins for the first time since December. The Grecians impressed in a 2-0 win over Mansfield Town at St James Park - also having a very strong claim for a penalty turned down, while the Stags failed to have a shot on target.Exeter had not won two in-a-row since beating Burton Albion and Bristol Rovers either side of Christmas and are now unbeaten in their last four matches. The win lifted City 10 points clear of the relegation zone in 16th place - they had been just three points clear of the bottom four less than a fortnight ago. They travel to 14th-placed Rotherham on Saturday knowing victory would take them above the Millers in League One."I've said all along in bad runs that there is a lot of points still to play for and I'll say it again, there has been nothing achieved, there's so many points to play for," Caldwell told BBC Radio Devon. "We have so much to fight for this season, so nothing changes when you're winning, in my opinion, or losing, you stick to process, you keep working the way we've always worked and we keep believing that this can be a really successful season."A great manager I worked with, Gordon Strachan, always used to say you're only ever two or three days away from a crisis in football and I think that's a brilliant way to look at it."He added: "We have to focus, we have to be ready for Rotherham, because come 16:45 if we don't do the right things then we'll all be really disappointed if we don't win, so keep our feet on the ground, work hard and go again."