Dale patched up and ready to go
●●Akil Wright goes close for Wrexham in the Emirates FA Cup first round tie against Rochdale at the Racecourse Ground on Sunday.
ROCHDALE were set to make the journey to Bradford City last night looking to utilise the squad’s rising young talents in the Leasing.com Trophy clash.
Brian Barry-Murphy was expected to turn to the club’s next generation of players with a view to them gaining experience and, more importantly, offering a much-needed rest to some of the firstteam regulars.
Injuries have put a strain on the Dale squad in recent weeks with Paul McShane the latest casualty – he missed Sunday’s goalless draw at Wrexham in the FA Cup first round.
BBM’s options will be limited for the Bantams game, but it’s a scenario he accepts.
“We will continue with the same motto, we tend to play our brightest young talents in that competition with a replay to look team of Wrexham’s calibre, combined with forward to. depending how some of our more senior “It was a proper cup tie, well they play, is going players,” he said. very competitive and I to be very difficult and
“We have a lot of players had no problem with any there were parts of our out injured which of the challenges. We game where we thought makes things difficult for have some lads who are we could have been better. us but I think lads who carrying bangs and were struggling on Sunday bruises from that and “But the opposition towards the end of some lads who pushed have a huge impact on the game with physical themselves right to the that and they are entitled issues cannot be asked to end when they probably to play any way they play on Tuesday night, so could have come off, but exactly the way they want it’s very much a case of us our lads’ courage on the to play and that gave us finding enough fit bodies pitch has been evident all plenty of problems, but for Tuesday because we season,” he said. they were problems we have a lot of players missing “I’m delighted that we managed to find solutions and probably none of are still in the draw. I to, be it goalkeeping the players who came off thought it was a very difficult saves, defenders playing at Wrexham will be in the game at a ground we really well – it’s a part of squad for the Bradford always thought would be our game that we’ve been game.” difficult. keen to see for quite a
With the second round “Wrexham gave us long time and to see it in draw set to be made on loads of problems, but we evidence in quite an Monday evening after the created chances of our important fixture is testament Observer had gone to own and phases of the to the players and press, BBM was pleased game where we were good their development, how to come through a tough and I just thought it was a much they are growing as away tie at the Racecourse good cup tie. a unit and it’s very pleasing Ground on Sunday “Any game against a for me.”
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