Defender Callum Johnson says he’s ‘loving’ life at Mansfield Town, describing the club as the ‘perfect fit’ for the 27-year-old.
The January signing has missed seven games this season with a hamstring issue but returned to action recently to provide an important assist for Davis Keillor-Dunn to score the winner in a 2-1 victory at Salford City on Saturday.
The former Accrington Stanley man shone at the weekend and hopes his injury issues are behind him as Mansfield look to build on their 16-match unbeaten run at home to Newport County this Saturday.
Speaking to iFollow Stags in this morning’s press conference, Johnson said: “I’m loving it [life at the club], absolutely loving it.
“Obviously the injury and little setbacks aren’t ideal but when I’m out on the pitch, the way we play suits me down to a tee with the formation we play and what the manager asks of the full-backs.
“I think it’s just a perfect fit and I want to keep going, keep playing and keep winning.”
Mansfield’s first-ever win at Salford City was accompanied by a bump to the back of the ear for the defender, which he shared a picture of on social media following full-time.
“It’s alright, it’s gone down now,” he said.
“It was just a bit of bruising and stuff, but it was fine. There was no concussion or anything like that, just a bit of a headache on Sunday morning.”
When asked how he sustained the injury, he said: “Their lad has come in to try and block Rhys’ [Oates] shot and he’s caught me.
“It was accidental but it was quite sore. My head hit off the floor and I got a bit of a stud mark on my head, but I’m alright”.
Mansfield’s number two was keen to express the importance of the win.
“[It was] Massive,” he said.
“I think when you have success in football, get promotions and wins over the course of the season, you’re going to have different types of wins and obviously that was a different type of win.
“The win on Saturday, in this league you need those nitty gritty wins, you just grind out a win from somewhere.
“Winning is the most important thing.”
On Saturday’s opponents, Newport County, Johnson said: “They’ll be tough.
“They’ll be putting quite a lot of bodies behind the ball, but they’ve got threats on the counter, and they’ll be hard to play against, it won’t be easy.
“It will be a different game to Saturday, obviously we’ll have a lot more possession especially at home, and hopefully be able to break them down and again find a way to win.”
