Small detail key to improvement
GETTING the small details right is key to Rochdale finding a winning formula according to manager Keith Hill.
Dale fell to a 1-0 defeat at home against Rotherham on Saturday to leave them 18th in League One.
It was their first defeat in six games, but their fourth match without a goal and Hill believes they have to focus on the small details in order to find their groove.
“It’s just that negative bounce at the moment. Some of the performances are acceptable. Saturday’s performance I will accept but the key components of the game are not big contentious incidents within the in the last 10 minutes, would have won that “Okay the game the game, they are the small if not before that. It’s game but at the minute we game is about mistakes, detail,” he said. a question of not converting are not firing going forward. but not about those mistakes
“The supporters will see them. when the ball is the big things in the game “Brad Inman has to “We have sorted our dead and we should be like the referee not having score. It’s a key component shape out to prevent too retaining the ball and a particularly good day of a football match. many opportunities for doing better. but I see the match-affecting It’s not just Brad Inman the opposition. We have “Rotherham are a good smaller things, the but that situation has to be dealt with Kiefer Moore side, an effective side. details as a bigger factor, a goal and we have scored pretty well. They were more effective we have got to get them those goals in previous “There are goals in the on the day because I right. seasons, no question team but they have to be don’t think they have
“The structure of the about that. sure they are being clinical been playing well away team is pretty good. That’s “You know there are and clean when the from home. the first goal we have conceded bodies flying at you, you opportunities come “They were a bit more for a while and it know we are going to be along. conservative in their came from a set play. We under severe pressure “It’s, as I have said, the approach, looking to have to get it right. Every because the opposition small detail. When a break on us. I think they player is responsible.” want to protect the goal throw in is taken it had one opportunity in
Richard Wood’s 57th game and you are giving but he has to score. I should go to one of my the first half when I minute header earned opportunities to your believe we had enough players, when a corner is thought Josh Lillis was Rotherham victory at the opponents to score on the opportunities to get taken it is a goal-scoring magnificent but again it’s Crown Oil Arena, but break,” added Hill. something out of the opportunity for us, it a game that in previous Dale were left to rue a “The players were doing game. shouldn’t go out of play seasons I expect to get number of missed opportunities, enough to get the opportunities “In seasons gone by we or behind. points.”
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‘There are goals in the team but they have to be sure they are clinical’