Coach Reddington hails Sakho influence and “powerful” Pierrick

First team coach Dave Reddington was pleased with his youthful side’s efforts in the draw at AFC Wimbledon last night, but left ruing what might have been – had they held on for an extra couple of minutes.

Reddington was standing in for Roy Hodgson and Ray Lewington, who were in the stands, said: “We’re a little bit disappointed not to get the result, but there were a lot of positives to come out really - lads getting minutes in their legs, but also young lads getting tested against a League One side. In terms of the team, we asked them to dig in and stick together – and get through the performance. We’ll probably take the 2-2.”

Reddington praised the team’s shape, as the side adopted a…