{"id":618853,"date":"2022-10-29T01:00:44","date_gmt":"2022-10-29T05:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=618853"},"modified":"2022-10-28T22:08:14","modified_gmt":"2022-10-29T02:08:14","slug":"doncaster-rovers-different-ball-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/10\/29\/doncaster-rovers-different-ball-game\/","title":{"rendered":"New Doncaster Rovers Coach: Same Trend but a Whole Different Ball Game"},"content":{"rendered":"

With a 1-1 draw away at Crewe Alexandra and a 1-0 loss at home to Stevenage, it’s been a mixed week for Doncaster Rovers under new head coach Danny Schofield<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Doncaster had made a rare swift change of coach after the sacking of Gary McSheffrey<\/a> and whilst early results may not look appealing, there is reason to be positive.<\/p>\n

Schofield had his new team in good order, particularly on Tuesday night v Stevenage, a game that left one in disbelief that Rovers failed to take any points away from it.<\/p>\n

New Coach, Same Trend but a Whole Different Ball Game: Two Games in for Danny Schofield at Doncaster Rovers<\/h2>\n

Significant Change in Approach Already Clear<\/h3>\n

As quoted by the Doncaster Free Press<\/a>, former manager Gary McSheffrey described his own play style at Rovers as ‘trying to play winning football’, however, failure to get the team to play the club’s desired style contributed to his sacking, as confirmed by chairman David Blunt in the club statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n

McSheffrey had also suggested this Rovers team couldn’t play expansive football.<\/p>\n

Days into the reign of Schofield, Rovers were seen playing the ball in fantastic fashion, having Stevenage on the ropes for much of Tuesday night’s game, just lacking in the final third when it came to finishing – which cost them all three points, really.<\/p>\n

Following that game, Schofield, who was born in Doncaster, vowed<\/a> that expansive football was the only football he knew and that would be how Rovers looked to play.<\/p>\n

Schofield told the club’s social media channels<\/a>: “We were the better team – once we get that style of play nailed down we’ll win far more than we lose.”<\/p>\n

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\ud83d\udda5\ufe0f Danny Schofield will join @RobbieAndrews8<\/a> in a special episode of the Red and White show this week.<\/p>\n

Send in your questions for our head coach, with the best ones to be read out on the show!#DRFC<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/7Z94LSWhr4<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Doncaster Rovers FC (@drfc_official) October 27, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n