Hughes 'sure' goals will come for troubled Carlisle
Carlisle United head coach Mark Hughes is convinced that the goals will come for League Two's bottom side.Hughes is still waiting for his first win since replacing Mike Williamson at Brunton Park after a goalless draw at home to Gillingham.The Welshman has collected two points from his four games as boss, with the Cumbrian side now having gone three games without scoring.They remain bottom and are five points adrift of safety with 14 games remaining."The chances, we'll continue to create them and at some point, we'll start converting, I'm sure," he told BBC Radio Cumbria.
Carlisle are the division's joint lowest scorers with 23 from their 32 matches and have managed 44 shots in their last three games, including 16 on target, without finding that elusive goal.Hughes believes there has been an upturn in performances but results have not yet matched that. However, victory in their next game - the Cumbrian derby away to Barrow on Thursday - could offer a vital platform."It may well be the game that triggers everything that we need," he said. "We'll go into the game with the right attitude and the right approach and let's see where it takes us."But to get back to winning ways in a local derby would be a good start."
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