Keep it going
BRIAN Barry-Murphy takes his squad to Shrewsbury today looking to continue Rochdale’s bright start to the 2019/20 season.
Four points from their opening two League One fixtures and safe passage into the second round of the Carabao Cup mean
give a very positive bounced back against account of ourselves. Bolton from some tough
“There’s a great excitement moments in the game and among the players a tough test. themselves because they “When they scored the challenge each other and second, I know what it’s in turn challenge me. They like, I’ve been in their are very receptive to working shoes when all of a sudden hard and they have things don’t seem so worked hard since the clear in your mind and the very first day of pre-season. true test of what we talk about is in the actions and
“As long as they retain it was very important that that – there will be losses the players are resilient along the way, that’s inevitable and they fight to turn the and they could come tide around. soon – but the players are “I was just keen for us prepared to do everything all to keep clear minds they can to not lose games when things were so and they are very competitive.” straightforward. “It’s been an intense
Dale twice came from start to the season and we behind to send Bolton out don’t have loads of players of the Carabao Cup competition so it’s very important that and line up a we keep the lads in good home game against Carlisle condition and that played United in the second a part in my thinking round. when it came to giving
BBM felt it was an Rekeil Pyke a rest on Tuesday, important victory coming with a view to bringing on the back of Saturday’s him back fresh for the 1-1 draw against Doncaster, weekend. when his side conceded “Obviously the performance in the 92nd minute. against Bolton
“It was important for us gives you different permutations to win the game on Tuesday that we could go after having a setback with at the weekend and last in the game against my main aim is to make Doncaster, and we did sure we have a full complement that last season, bounced to choose from at straight back,” he said. Shrewsbury because we
“This group of players haven’t got a huge squad.” Published by MEN Media, Mitchell Henry House, Hollinwood Avenue, Chadderton, OL9 8EF. Printed by Reach Printing Services (Oldham) Limited, Hollinwood Avenue, Chadderton, Oldham OL9 8EB Dale head for the New Meadow in confident frame of mind.
The midweek 5-2 cup win against Bolton underlined the team’s ability to get goals and, while today pits them against one of the strongest squads in the division, BBM insists his players will travel without fear of the opposition.
“From my point of view I’d say Shrewsbury were one of the big spenders of the summer and that’s not to put pressure on them, it’s just that they have attracted players of a great calibre, hence they have a strong squad of established players with great League One experience,” he said.
“It’s a tough place to go to, but we have a group of players who we feel, if we get ourselves right, can provide a real test for them on any given day. Our players are very positive and we’ll go there to