STEPHEN BRADLEY & DANNY GRANT: “People at this club aren’t used to losing games - it’s difficult!” | Shamrock Rovers vs Derry City Preview
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Subscribe now at offtheball.com forward slash join. The League of Ireland is live and exclusive again this Friday on Off the Ball. There's still time here. Last Friday night, the champions were battered by arch-rivaled Bohemians. The Romans haven't been good enough. It was a late, late show and to whom it may concern, Bradley's boys made sure this week's opponents were duly warned. Aaron Green has met a 3-2. A game that was over. Pretenders to the throne, Derry City came from behind to beat Waterford's with a couple of late ones themselves and talisman Mikey Duffy struck again. It's picked up by Mikey Duffy. On Friday, the Candy Stripes come to Dublin looking to throw the contest down to Rovers. Shamrock Rovers versus Derry City at Tallis Stadium is live and exclusive on Off the Ball from 7 this Friday on Newstalk and the Go Loud app.
Stephen, a huge sight for you to face this week at Derry City on Friday night, their first game out of Derry. Firstly, looking back on last Friday, how rare are your team to bounce back from a tough loss last Friday to Bohemians?
Players are a spirit of the team. We know there's going to be bumps along the road, that's quite normal. The players understand that and are ready to go.
Can I ask you about last Friday night? Probably something happened that we haven't seen from your team a lot over the last couple of years which was in the midfield. Bowles really I suppose outworked, outran or outperformed your midfield which we haven't really become used to seeing that over the last couple of years. Have you had a chance to look back and analyse what happened there?
What are the implications of Shamrock Rovers' recent loss to Bohemians?
Yeah, no, I disagree. I think when you look at all the stats, it's completely false. People can get dragged into that narrative, but I think the stats will tell you it's completely different. So it's not our job to get caught up in narratives like that and be emotional. It's our job to understand what happened within the game and what I said after the game. I stand by it.
You have Derry City on Friday night, it's their first game out at Derry, obviously you face each other in the President's Cup at the start of the season. Michael Duffy spoke yesterday and he said their team can take so much from that game, but what they learned on the pitch and what they've taken from it off the pitch, is there much that you can take from that game?
From the President's Cup? Yeah, of course. You take from every game. The President's Cup game is no different. Whether you play a friendly or you play a competitive game, you learn. That's the whole point of being in this sport and being in a high-level sport. You have to try and learn at every step of the way. You learn from defeats, you learn from wins. We definitely learn from that game, no doubt.
One of the players we just spoke with there, Michael Duffy, has obviously had a huge start to the season so far as we know he did last season as well. 12 goals and 11 assists in the league, a hat-trick on Friday night. How do you go about stopping him?
Michael's a very, very good player, a top player, there's no doubt about that. He has been for a long time. He's shown that on a number of occasions throughout the years. He'll come on Fridays full of confidence, he's playing well and you have to respect that. It's not about one person, it's about as a collective how we deal with them as a team and then impose ourselves in the game.
Your team over the last couple of years, and I suppose the Stephen Bradley dynasty that you've built here, we've become so used to seeing you build out from a back three of Pico Lopez, Dan Cleary and Lee Grace. Those three haven't started together so far this season and I know there's been injuries and other things going on. You've brought Corey O'Sullivan and started a couple of games now in centre half.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–1:43
2
What are the implications of Shamrock Rovers' recent loss to Bohemians?
1:43–4:24
3
How does Shamrock Rovers plan to approach the upcoming match against Derry City?
4:24–8:37
4
What lessons can Shamrock Rovers learn from their previous encounter with Derry City?
8:37–11:38
5
What strategies will Shamrock Rovers use to stop Michael Duffy in the upcoming match?
11:38–12:07
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