Doncaster Post Match

[Jackirius]

I love watching players reactions and interactions when we score. I noticed when we scored our 5th Abe was tearing up the right, king hit the post and Waghorn popped it it and Abe just turned around walked back to his own half showing no emotion what so ever.

The guy is just so professional it is untrue.

The Youngguns seem to get on quite well, King, Naughton, Waggy, etc always seem to celebrate with each other.

[Thracian]

Anyone else notice how p'd off King looked when Waghorn got the last one

I don't think that had anything to do with Waghorn though. It was an immediate reaction and noticeable before Waghorn despatched the loose ball. He was just appalled that, as one who is so focused on being accurate, he missed the target and such a golden chance to move on to nine goals for the season.

[skinnydipper]

From a Doncaster Rovers forum

"Never was the phrase "a game of two halves" more apt. We shaded the first half, but in many ways that was not because we were so good, but because Leicester were so bad. I thought our passing was poor in the first half- apart from on the Sharp goal which was the result of a slick move- but it didn't need to be good because Leicester created nothing of any consequence.

Two things changed the game in their favour. First- Bednar went off. I don't know if he was injured or if he was pulled off for being cr*p, but he was utterly anonymous. Vassell moved into the centre with Dyer out wide and they looked much more potent. Then the ref gave them an unbelievably soft penalty when Sulli appeared to win the ball and the Leicester man fell over him. If that was a penalty, then you'd be giving half a dozen in every game.

Second half was a different story. They looked to have all the energy and enthusiasm they'd lacked in the first half and we looked lost. They penned us in our half and it was just a question of when, not if, they scored. All the goals came from poor organisation. Why did no-one try to close Wellens down for the second- we know he can shoot from distance? Goal No.3 was a breakaway after an appalling ball from O'Connor (who had his worst ever game in a Rovers shirt) and four and five came from trying to play a high line with no midfield pressure on the ball. Schoolboy stuff!

Although no-one covered themselves with glory, I thought the problems stemmed from midfield. We were undermanned in there, with only three players, and both Coppinger and Oster passed the ball really poorly. I will cut the defence some slack as both full-backs were playing out of position and yet again the formation was changed, but they were too slow to pick up runners. Hayter had his worst game in ages, Healy was anonymous apart from latching onto the backpass (he really should have scored) and even Billy gave up chasing in the second half.

During the second half I thought back to Cardiff where after a decent enough first half display we caved in after the break. If anything we were worse today. It simplly wasn't good enough and I expect SO'D will have some hard things to say, either tonight or on Monday (or both!)"

Great goal by Wellens on Saturday but not seen much else to suggest his prowess from distance

[MrSpaM]

Great goal by Wellens on Saturday but not seen much else to suggest his prowess from distance

I seem to remember him scoring some pretty good long rangers when he was playing for Doncaster.

I think someone at Leicester in the past two years (Pearson?) drilled it into his head that he shouldnt shoot from distance, and should find the killer ball instead.

[B52]

I think someone at Leicester in the past two years (Pearson?) drilled it into his head that he shouldnt shoot from distance, and should find the killer ball instead.

Strange, if you meet a strong defence it may be the only way to score.

[Ashley]

I seem to remember him scoring some pretty good long rangers when he was playing for Doncaster.

I think someone at Leicester in the past two years (Pearson?) drilled it into his head that he shouldnt shoot from distance, and should find the killer ball instead.

Yep, these were MR Wellens words after the Westbrom game away when J.Lisemore asked him why don't you shoot?