WATERFORD DRAW WITH SHELBOURNE: ‘A lot of nerves, first time playing together in a competitive game! | The League of Ireland is back!
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Sheldon manager Joey O'Brien, how do you assess that performance for your team tonight?
I think our overall performance was really good. We dominated the game from start to finish. We had total control of the game. I think possession was massive. Obviously, how we played, I think some very good individual performances. A bit wasteful, definitely wasteful around the box at times, our final bit. I hear that decision making, but our quality at that moment around the box didn't work the goalkeeper enough. Then to really get done with a set play, a defensive set play, I'm really disappointed.
The first 45 minutes, my seven-minute video commentary, we were saying it's probably the best we've seen Shelburne playing, even across that league, title-winning season. What was it you sent your team out to do there in that first 45? You're saying that.
How did Waterford FC perform in their opening match against Shelbourne?
I think it was probably the story of our season last season. There was a lot of them performances like that, total domination of the game. You have some super players here, super squad. Here's about going out and performing.
What were the highlights of Shelbourne's performance according to their manager?
You're giving them a style of play maybe or whatever, but it's up to them. They've been brilliant. And I think that first half, at this point, they'd be only going in 1-0, if I'm being honest. Second half, I think they started a little bit quicker or whatever. But again, soon enough, I think we had domination of the game. to continue that on but disappointed with our final bit around the box we were a little bit rushed our decision making when we got in there whether to cross or shoot woke the goalkeeper enough we were disappointed with that and then ultimately to get the one with a wide set play it's really really disappointing because it's something that we spoke about yeah it's a leveller and proved there tonight
Is that down to rustiness, Joey, or could we see a rootlessness from you for your team selection next week? Is that players, maybe attacking players starting the bench tonight, might get a start next week?
Yeah, 100%. Listen, every game's different, you know, so it's a massive game next week against Rovers in Talca. We heard, I think, some of the performances there tonight from our players. I don't want to name. I suppose Arden is just an example coming into the league. He's playing right so it's hard to have. I thought he was absolutely excellent. Again, I thought... control of the middle of the park, the three lads in the middle of the park. Again, really, really good. So, there was a lot of positives, but ultimately, cutting to be going back up the road only with a point.
Yeah, Henry Francis, he was just brilliant in midfield there tonight. He's such a lovely footballer to watch. You must have been impressed with him as well.
Yeah, no. Listen, I have spoke about him, I think, before and probably to yourself about where I think he can go and what he can achieve. Here, I think we're only going to see the best of him. Obviously, he came in last season, he was injured and stuff like that. So, here, Stez Fay, serious player.
Just on the substitutes that John Daly made then, like 52, 53 minutes, that kind of had a big impact on the game. Is that something as well your players need to learn from, is when another team makes changes, how they react to that?
Yeah, you're saying that. I don't know what a big difference it made. Obviously, a bit of freshness probably brought on, I think, when he scored the goal, did he, to equalise it? But from my point of view, the formation was the same. Probably had five minutes where he were a little bit on the front foot. We got a set play, or they considered a set play, but again, you trace it back. He didn't clear the ball down here in the left-hand corner.
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