When I saw the starting xi, wasn't sure how it was going to line up. Even if I'd been told the formation, would have thought Cole out wide and Jennings in the number 10 position. Full credit to Micky for deploying the players as he did and with such a successful outcome. Whether it would work as well against an opponent setting up more defensively or with a stronger defence than Crawley would make an interesting debate.
In terms of MoM, I thought the players ranged from good to excellent. Was a little surprised at the sponsor's picks tbh. McNulty, aside from being part of the defence that went to sleep for the Crawley goal was near flawless, but as KTF highlights, Monthe was tasked with marking their main striker and the same error aside did it really well. Norwood seemed to be frustrated initially, getting caught offiside quite a bit, but got more into the game after his goal and proved a real handful in the second half. For me, a toss up between Larnell Cole, best game in a Rovers shirt and demonstrating his undoubted talent and Jake Caprice, whose defensive work was impressive yesterday, but given the nature of the game, Cole edges it.
Ollie Banks name-checked Connor Jennings in his post-match tweet and hopefully his first league goal, along with another assist will see Connor's confidence grow.
While I still don't understand how Ryan Williams falls into the home-grown player category, thought yeserday might have been a good chance to give him a Rovers league debut.