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12 hours ago | Aidan Edgecomb
Karl Harrison is warning his Salford players to beware the ?new-coach syndrome? as they look to complete the double over Super League novices Catalans Dragons in Perpignan on Saturday.
The Reds became the first team to beat the Catalans, at The Willows last month, sparking a run of four consecutive defeats for the French club.
But the arrival of new head coach Mick Potter helped them stop the rot with a shock 28-26 win at Warrington last week, and the Australian will be hoping for a similar result on his home debut.
?We saw effect of a new coach last week,? said Harrison.
?We?re expecting a really tough game.
?They?re on home soil, and there is the new-coach syndrome. We can?t afford to under-estimate them.
?Our previous win should be a confidence-booster. But that was six weeks ago, and they?ve changed slightly how they play with the ball.?
Catalans Dragons v Salford, Saturday March 25, Perpignan
Catalans Dragons 20-man: Beattie, Berthezene, Dobson, Bosc, Chan, Fakir, Fellous, Frayssinous, Cologni, Guisset, Hindmarsh, Hughes, Mounis, Murphy, Rinaldi, Rudder, Teixido, Touxagas, Verges, Wilson.
Salford 20-man: Fitzpatrick, Hodgson, Moule, Stewart, Dunemann, Robinson, Coley, Alker, Finnigan, Charles, Highton, Langi, Wilshere, Haggerty, Littler, Clough, Myler, Baldwin, Brocklehurst, Clayton.
Ref P Bentham