Rockford's Love Child
Member
- Joined
- 15 Mar 2010
- Messages
- 13,905
- Player
- Jason Koumas / John Morrissey
- Manager
- John King
I was happy when Keith Hill was appointed, on the basis of his very good record at Rochdale and because a lot of the realistic alternatives were unappealing. However, ten or twelve games into his tenure I did not think his appointment was going to work. Performances were patchy and inconsistent, I could not identify a clear direction and pattern of play and there was little continuity in team selection. After the Stevenage game, I thought there was very little chance of Rovers being promoted this season under Keith Hill.
However, full credit has to go to the manager for the way he has turned things round since that disappointing match. He would probably rightly argue that he was already laying foundations that would put us in good stead in the longer term, but in the last month the upturn in performances and results has been dramatic. The football has not always been scintillating (although it has on occasions) but it is clear that we are trying to play a high energy, passing game, and when the game becomes a scrap we are willing to fight. We have a settled starting eleven and formation, and the squad players fully buy into the manager's ideas and are willing to play for him, as we saw tonight.
I am sure there will be bumps in the round and disappointments ahead, but it seems we have appointed a very good manager.
However, full credit has to go to the manager for the way he has turned things round since that disappointing match. He would probably rightly argue that he was already laying foundations that would put us in good stead in the longer term, but in the last month the upturn in performances and results has been dramatic. The football has not always been scintillating (although it has on occasions) but it is clear that we are trying to play a high energy, passing game, and when the game becomes a scrap we are willing to fight. We have a settled starting eleven and formation, and the squad players fully buy into the manager's ideas and are willing to play for him, as we saw tonight.
I am sure there will be bumps in the round and disappointments ahead, but it seems we have appointed a very good manager.