Hill’s concerned by Dale apathy
ROCHDALE boss Keith Hill insists his players cannot afford to rely on a repeat of last season’s slow start to the League One campaign.
Dale went seven games without a win 12 months ago but bounced back to challenge for a play-off place.
Three games into the new campaign and with one point from a possible nine, the Dale chief admitted he was ‘concerned’ by apathy within the ranks.
Following Saturday’s 3-2 defeat at Shrewsbury, Hill said: “I’m really concerned because there view to hand the home front because we looked a gamble with using all enthusiasm and seems to be an apathy to it side the three points. real danger and a real of our substitutions having his energy,” said Hill. all. ‘Well we got going last “When we went 1-0 up, threat, and arguably we already made one with “When we recruited season, so it’s just a matter I thought we should probably should have converted Callum Camps getting him, he could have stayed of time’, but it isn’t. have gone 2-0 up but more opportunities. injured. at Manchester United for
“You’ve got to stick to then we allowed the “We had an illness just “I’m disappointed that another year. the principles and the way opposition to get back on before the start of the we’ve lost the game when “He was on relatively that you do things. level terms by not defending game in Reece Brown who we could have drawn it good money in comparison
“You’ve got to see players properly,” said Hill. was due to play so we had and conceivably won it, to what we were prepared do what’s expected of “I thought we were very to change things when we and that’s a real worry for to pay him, but he them, and I didn’t see poor defensively in the got to the stadium. Josh me as a manager.” took the sacrifice to be that, especially defensively. first half. We knew we had Lillis got injured during Hill takes his troops to given the opportunity. to bring our attacking the week and I thought Premier League Stoke City “He’s taken that opportunity
“We didn’t turn up intent and I thought that Brendan (Moore) was tonight in the second and I, and the club, defensively as a team.” looked quite well. superb but he didn’t get round of the Carabao Cup believe we should reward
Steven Davies fired “We had five defensive the protection he boosted by news of Oliver him, and that’s what we’re Dale ahead from the penalty players out there and we deserved. Rathbone signing a new doing. We look after our spot and later levelled conceded two goals in the “The defending was two-year deal at the club. players, especially when at 2-2 via another spot first half and it could have poor and I really expected “He’s still relatively they do the business. And kick – only for a soft goal been more, but fair play to more. I had to change it at young and I’m encouraged I believe there’s still more from the visitors’ point of the lads who played up half time and I took a massive by his attitude, application, to come from Ollie.”
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