Hill calling for daily ambition

KEITH Hill feels a greater sense of ambition on a daily basis would increase his Rochdale squad’s chances of success in League One.

Dale were held to a goalless draw against Luton Town at the Crown Oil Arena on Saturday in what was one of their best performances of the season to date.

Hill had suggested he might need to make wholesale changes after the 1-0 win against Charlton in the previous game, but instead made just one alteration to the starting tactics that we use. They’re play and that disappoints dealt with the counter Dan was due to play for line-up, Matt Done an honest group that are me. I want that honesty attack threat and I believe the Youth Team on Saturday coming in for the injured working on behalf of the and we got it against they recovered really well in preparation for Ollie Rathbone. football club, the supporters Luton.” into position.” Wednesday’s game

“I’m working with a and me. I could have While Luton goalkeeper There was welcome against Leicester, but I good group of players – made changes but Ollie James Shea denied Dale news for Hill with the had to pull him out of the they are great players to was injured and it only time and again, Hill was return of midfielder Dan Youth Team due to the work with,” he said. seemed right to just jig more than pleased with Adshead, who was on the injuries. I was looking at

“I think we can do very about with it a little bit. I the performance and the bench for the match, having moving Stephen Dooley if well in this league with know where Stephen clean sheet. recovered from the I needed to. I think Dan is this group of players if Dooley can play – he can “It was very important ankle ligament injury that the perfect replacement to they show more ambition play everywhere accept in we kept our concentration, has kept him sidelined play in midfield as a number on a daily basis, and that’s goal. especially when we since last month. He could eight and maybe push my only frustration. “If I get energy with the were dominating and play a part in tonight’s Stephen Dooley wide if I

“But when we get to way that I want to play, we when they went down to Checkatrade Trophy had to, but with the game matchday, I support them will do okay, we will upset ten men, because you can match against Leicester at 0-0, I didn’t feel as in every way I can with a few teams. If I don’t get get counter attacked at under 21s. though I needed to do respect to the team that the energy then we can’t any time,” he said. “We had Ollie Rathbone that, so that’s why Dan I’ve selected and the play the way that I want to “But I thought the players and Andy Cannon injured. was on the bench.”

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