BOHS BEAT ROVERS: “I think I needed that for my confidence” | Alan Reynolds & Connor Parsons | Stephen Bradley
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Alan, you spoke about this season being a lot of laughs. It's the last Friday night derby versus Chambord Grovers here at this iconic ground and it's fair to say lived up to the excitement.
Well, it did, obviously, the last five minutes, but besides that, I thought we were dominant and really good. You know, playing against a good team there, but, you know, scrappy at times, but I thought we were excellent. I thought it was really good performances. right the way through. A couple of things you look to improve on. We were a little bit more clinical in the second half. We went four or five and then obviously the last five minutes turned into chaos. But we learned from it.
Aside from that couple of moments of just madness, it didn't really reflect the game as a whole. From my neutral viewpoint watching on, you must be so pleased with the performance. There was energy, there was quality, there was work rate. There was pretty much everything good about your side tonight.
Yeah, spot on. Everything you're saying there, delighted with everything.
What were the highlights of the Bohemians vs. Shamrock Rovers match?
Their application, we have a way of playing. Stevie O'Donnell, Derrick Pender, we all work extremely hard at making sure they know their roles and they carry it out. So pleasing on a lot of aspects, a lot of players playing really well. Collar Whelan there tonight, I thought he was excellent. Conor Parsons, Dale Rooney, who were attacking ones. Our defenders are getting a lot of praise at the minute for keeping clean sheets, but I thought they were a threat at the other end.
Does the win, maybe if we focus on that 90 minutes or so performance match with that, make it a very pleasing night?
Yeah, look, we were very disappointed with the last five minutes, but it doesn't overshadow. We've had a fantastic 90 minutes there and a fantastic win and the crowd were unbelievable.
How did Alan Reynolds assess his team's performance?
So we'll build on it. We'll look back on the last five minutes, see how we get better. But there's a new pair in the centre-backs and then a new goalkeeper. So we've had to make two changes to the full-back area. But the two lads that came in, they played Adam McDonnell and Niall Moore on excellent. So delighted with everyone.
Speaking of your defence, it's really watertight. Again, we're almost splitting the game in two almost there as well. Prior to those couple of moments of magic, they were quite strong. Even Hickey's back to his at-lone days almost at centre-half there as well. He's like a magnet to the football at times.
Yeah, and that's where I remember seeing Pat play. I was with Waterford at the time and he played at centre-back and I think everyone was looking when you signed him, what were you doing with him? But I could see that, I'm not surprised. Outstanding, has a great attitude, great type, who wants to improve every day and we feel he can get better.
Where do you see things now? It's obviously a great start, it's a big victory. The excitement levels, you saw the crowd here at the end. I suppose hopes and wishes are going to go higher and higher.
I know where I see it. I see us getting back in tomorrow and getting back in Monday. We're working extremely hard for next Friday. That's as far as I see.
It's a great night for your side. You must be very pleased as a whole. Delighted, thank you. Conor, a special night for your side tonight. It must have been special to play in it.
Yeah, 100%, you know, it was the first game at home of the season, big occasion against Rovers. The atmosphere was incredible and to come away with three points is massive.
It's fair to say the atmosphere went up quite a notch. 27th minute, you come through, a beautiful piece of play. Talk us through that moment, it opened up in front of you.
Yeah, so it was a good bit of play from Collie to Fair to slip me through, but even the build-up for Dawes to find Collie, Collie slipped me through nicely and, you know, I've probably had a bit of a chance against Pats in a similar sort of situation, but I took the chance this time and, yeah, I was buzzing, you know, I think I needed that for my confidence too.
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