Sligo Rovers’ thumping 4-0 defeat at the hands of Bray Wanderers means their wait for a first win in this year’s SSE Airtricity Premier Division continues, but Brian Kerr saw positives in the heavy defeat.
Dave Robertson’s side are just one place off bottom with two points following the heavy defeat at the Carlisle Grounds last time out, but the RTÉ Soccer analyst says there was grounds for optimism in the away performance.
“You could see there was a clear plan about how they were trying to play"
“They were actually the better team in the first half,” he told viewers.
“You could see there was a clear plan about how they were trying to play.
“Some of the young players were quite impressive. Right-back (Tobi) Adebayo-Rowling, (Craig) Roddan in the middle of the field and Kieran Sadlier in the attacking midfield position.
“I thought the key factor in the game was losing the experience of Tim Clancy at the back.”
