1st half summery.... rovers the better side keeping possession more of the ball. defended very well when needed to defend. played good passing football and linking up well. no real chances created though. the usual issue struggling to finish off the opposition when on top of the game. rochdale are a good side according to the table and the amount of goals scored yet they havent shown anything yet. but i can see it now that rochdale will come out 2nd half and step up a few gears and really punish us.
smith been quality again so far. defended really well and attacked a lot and providing quality crosses. we will do very well to keep smith after this upcoming transfer window.
we have defended very well in this game but a lack of concentration just once allowing the dale player to have lots of space to score which they just done. ****. at least this should push ward into making changes in this game as he cant sit on a 1-0 defeat so he has to make changes to get back into this. 2576 attendence.
conceded 2 in 3 mins. this is what happens when we dont take advantage when on top of the game. game is over now. riichards on and santos off.
this could end 4 or 5 nil. dale seemed to have stepped up more gears since scoring. rovers have no idea how to attack now. heads have dropped and we now need to keep our discipline as this is where players lose their heads.