Rommy refuses to be written off
SHELDAN KEAY
ROMMY Boco revealed he is motivated by the doubters who thought his career was over.
The 31-year-old midfielder has been impressive since returning to Stanley in January, and scored two late goals for the Reds to help them defeat Blackpool at the Wham Stadium on Saturday.
Boco hopes to continue playing to the best of his ability and showing everybody just what he is still capable of.
“People have written me off in the past and said I was finished, so I am determined to prove them wrong,” he told the club’s official website. “I know I will not play 46 games a season but I am enjoying it and every goal and every game is an addition to my career and an achievement.”
Boco scored an 89th minute penalty against Blackpool after he was fouled in the box, before finding the net again in the fourth minute of stoppage time.
Blackpool were unhappy with the decision, but the midfield insists the correct decision was made.
“I was pushed for the penalty, you don’t always see them given, but the referee had courage to give it,” he said. “The gaffer had a go at me saved and asked me why I hadn’t taken a penalty in the game against Cambridge when we had two saved.
“I said if a player fancies it then it’s hard to take the ball off them and the responsibility becomes bigger on you if you miss.
“But before the Blackpool game I was told, if I was on the pitch, I was on penalties and I knew where I was going to put it.
“We then pushed on and luckily enough we got the winner. It was a good feeling. Luck went out our way. We may have not deserved the win but last week against Cheltenham we deserved more and ended up drawing so we will take it.”
Boco is in his third spell at the Wham Stadium, after playing from 2005 to 2008, before returning for a year in 2012.