St Patrick’s Athletic host Dundalk while clinging to title ambitions despite being eight points adrift of leaders Rovers
Jon Daly’s third-placed St Patrick’s are four points behind Derry City and eight off leaders Rovers, but have a game in hand. They meet the champions in the penultimate game of the season in Inchicore before travelling to the Brandywell on the last night.
Daly does not believe their title aspirations are all but shot. “I don’t think I would ever give up on that. Anyone who can mathematically still win the league will have to believe that things can work out for them. If we were to win [on Friday night] and win our game in hand on Monday, you could be five points behind and still have to play Rovers. It’s obviously not in our own hands, but we will certainly keep going until the death.
Following their abject showing in Galway, which their manager Stephen O’Donnell described as his lowest moment in football, Daly expects a backlash from Dundalk. He agreed the visitors represented the proverbial wounded animal. “Yes, they will be. Sometimes after a result like that you get a good reaction and I’d imagine that’s what Stevie will be looking for. So we have to be prepared for that.”“It was fully justified and we must take it on the chin,” he said. “I have absolutely no issues with that. We’re Dundalk Football Club, in a cup quarter-final and that performance, obviously headed by me, was unacceptable.
He added: “Then you have got to flip it and say, ‘right, what’s our reaction? What’s our response?’ It’s a balance of looking back … and then looking forward for a response. Our backs are against the wall … and Pat’s will be feeling that we’re vulnerable so what are we about as a group?”Drogheda United v Bohemians; St Patrick’s Athletic v Dundalk; Shelbourne v Cork City; Sligo Rovers v Derry City; UCD v Shamrock Rovers.
España Últimas Noticias, España Titulares
Similar News:También puedes leer noticias similares a ésta que hemos recopilado de otras fuentes de noticias.
Aki in red-hot form after Farrell told him not to get too 'skinny' like 2019The 33-year-old Ireland centre will win his 50th Ireland cap this weekend in Paris.
Leer más »
Ireland v Northern Ireland: Kick-off, channel, team lineup and moreThe Republic of Ireland women's team will face Northern Ireland this weekend at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. This will mark the first time
Leer más »
Ireland 'not planning' for its ageing population - Nursing Homes IrelandIn the past 12 months, 18 private and voluntary nursing homes across the country have closed their doors
Leer más »
Ireland on the horror injury that saw her tear THREE ligaments in her kneeSavannah McCarthy is back in action for Shamrock Rovers and is back in the Ireland fold after missing out on the World Cup.
Leer más »