REACTION: Stephen Bradley | Shamrock Rover 2-3 Ararat-Armenia
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Why is Stephen Bradley disappointed after Shamrock Rovers' 2-3 loss to Ararat-Armenia?
Steven, I presume a really disappointing night here after taking the lead and taking the tie back again 2-0 on the night to let it slip away in the second half must be just bitterly disappointing.
Yeah, it's disappointing, but I can't fault the players. I thought they were brilliant. I really do. I thought the performance was excellent. They showed real bravery, real courage, real quality, obviously. Should win the game by more goals. We don't. If we're frustrated, we're frustrated with the first goal we give up over there and the goal we give up tonight. It's very soft. But I can't stand hearing the fault of the players. I thought what they brought to the game was brilliant.
The first half, you blitzed them, it's fair to say, and the two goals come. What happens then in the second half? I felt like you were still on top, but maybe the game just was a little bit more tense.
They took control for the first 15 minutes of the second half. You have to understand, this is Europe. You're not going to control any game for 90 minutes. You understand and respect that these teams are going to have spells, and when they have them, you have to come through them, and we did that. We have the experience and know how to understand that. Like I said, that's a normal game in Europe. Momentum changes or swings, and you have to come through, and we came through.
You talk about maybe the fine margins of what goes on in Europe. Your side have plenty of experience in it as well. Those last 15 minutes when you're chasing a goal, there's a couple of times maybe it looks like the ball's going to drop in. Pico's header being one of them. Like, what is it there in those last 15 minutes? Just in case if it's just not your day, not a bit of luck falling on your side?
Yeah, sometimes it happens. We created 16 chances tonight. And if you do that in any game, you should win the game by more goals. We haven't tonight. But the pleasing thing is, like I said... I get a serious sense of kind of grace about the defeat here tonight that you're not taking any sort of downside from this. We have to learn. It's not just brushing under the carpet. You're not trying to pretend we've gone out tonight. We wanted to go through. But you also have to take your emotion out and see, right, did the players bring their level to the game? Did we perform like we can? 100% we did. Did they show bravery and courage and quality? Yes. Created a lot of chances? Yes. We win the game on the night. There's not much more you can ask for them.
You have to learn from it, from both legs. We have to understand what happened. We'll do that. But we have to move on. Sometimes you have to recognise that what you do just mightn't be enough at times. And tonight, excellent, just wasn't enough.
I suppose another positive, if you want to look at it that way, Daniel Mandrea came back on the pitch today after not playing since the FA Cup final last year. He must be really happy with the work he's put in over the last couple of months to get himself back in his position.
Yeah, delighted. I was a bit hesitant about putting him and Jonathan on because you're afraid if it goes to extra time, have they got another 30 minutes in the leg? So you have to be careful with the timing of that one. But it was great to get Danny on the pitch.
How did Shamrock Rovers dominate the first half to build a 2-0 lead?
He's worked extremely hard. He's come through 45 on Saturday for the 20s and no issues. And that's the start for him now. He's back involved, which is great.
Another player then, Wilfus Gerald, came out into the pitch 15 minutes before the kick-off. What are you expecting to see from him in the green and white hoops?
Oh, what he's done for Sligo. I think we're getting him at a really good age.
What changed in the second half that allowed Ararat-Armenia to come back?
We've tried to get him before, hasn't worked out. Ronan Finn has worked extremely hard to get him in the building.
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:23
2
Why is Stephen Bradley disappointed after Shamrock Rovers' 2-3 loss to Ararat-Armenia?
0:23–3:28
3
How did Shamrock Rovers dominate the first half to build a 2-0 lead?
3:28–3:48
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What changed in the second half that allowed Ararat-Armenia to come back?
3:48–4:35
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