Hornets are hurting but remain positive
ROCHDALE Hornets coach Alan Kilshaw says that his side must remain positive despite a difficult Easter period that culminated in 42-0 defeat at the hands of Featherstone Rovers.
Hornets, who currently sit 10th in the Championship, also lost to struggling Sheffield Eagles on Good Friday, and Kilshaw admits that
‘It’s up to us to keep that passion, and to keep that desire’
time. The lads aren’t and some decisionmaking. sore, but everyone’s in the play in and hopefully we happy with the We’re a little bit same boat over Easter. can come in with some performances they’re clunky in attack, but that “Obviously it’s going to enthusiasm, get this putting out, they’re was always going to affect us because we’ve Easter period out of our hurting as much as happen today. got a small squad, and system and go and anyone. We’re all hurting, “Defensively, the tries over Easter it’s always perform there next week. staff included.” they scored, I think they going to affect you more.” “It’s up to us to keep
Speaking of the match scored four or five in the Rochdale face Leigh that passion, and to keep against Featherstone, last play. The first three Centurions in their next that desire, and that the results have hit his Kilshaw said: “I thought were quite soft, system match tomorrow, and enthusiasm and hopefully players hard: “The lads are the back end of the first errors. We didn’t get off Kilshaw says it’s important we’ll get a fit squad and hurting as much as half and the first quarter our line and that were for his players to be put in a performance. anyone. It’s no secret, it’s a of the second half we disappointing as well. optimistic: “It’s going to “We’ve performed transitional period for the completed really well. “We were flat yesterday be a challenge but the against the big teams club on and off the field. “We’re lacking a little when we came into lads need to be excited by before and that’s what “We’ve had a difficult bit of punch at the minute, training, we were very that. It’s a great arena to we’ll be looking for.”
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