New boys bring Dale belief back
●●Rochdale manager Keith Hill insists the squad’s new arrivals have played a key role in seeing self belief return to the dressing room
ROCHDALE will impact that they’ve made, look to put more as well as psychologically breathing space on the players that we’ve between themselves and also got at the club,” he the bottom four today said. when they entertain “I think the belief had Coventry City at the been growing on the Crown Oil Arena. training pitch with performances,
And Keith Hill is but not encouraging his squad to results. We didn’t panic maintain the relaxed air at being in the bottom they have shown in recent four. games which belied the “I pre-warned the players fact they had dropped into before we dropped the relegation zone before into the bottom four that last Saturday’s 2-1 win at we’re quite comfortable Walsall. there, so enjoy it and
Having endured a torrid express yourself. run of form and loss of “I’m pretty pleased confidence over the new with the response from year period, Hill said the the players and the fact new-found belief within that they were quite the squad was largely calm in what could be down to the positive a drama situation, impact of the club’s new because we try and signings. create no drama.
“The players that we’ve “We dealt with it really brought in have done well last season and we’re really well for us and I’m trying to deal with really pleased with the it again.” 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