Doncaster Rovers talking points – Momentum building as front men sparkle
Here are four major takeaways to emerge from the game:
Momentum building
Rovers sealed a third straight home win and did so in an efficient manner.
If you were a neutral with no knowledge of these two teams, you’d be forgiven for confusing Rovers as the team that entered this game in fourth place rather than 20th.
Crewe offered precious little, aside from a second half chance which Thimothee Lo-Tutala kept out with his feet.
For Rovers’ fans this was as comfortable a victory as they’ve seen all season.
Adelakun’s goal
It will no doubt have been the major discussion in the boozers around Doncaster last night: Did Hakeeb Adelakun actually mean his goal straight from a corner?
When asked, Grant McCann says it was a ploy that they had worked on.
“We knew their goalkeeper hadn’t played for a while so we were a little bit surprised when we saw the teams,” said McCann. “The remit was to try and put a few balls under the crossbar. Nobody said put it straight in! But Haks has done it. It was planned to put it in and around him and the delivery was excellent.
“Once we got the teamsheet, and this is nothing against the goalkeeper because he’s very good, we wanted to put those first few corners underneath him.”
Attackers sparkling
Whilst Adelakun will once again grab most of the plaudits, there were plenty of other eye-catching performances in terms of Rovers attackers.
Luke Molyneux was the Free Press’ choice for man of the match and McCann waxed lyrical post-match about the winger: “I think Luke’s performed to a high standard all season. He’s a threat, very direct, his crossing has been very good the last couple of games.
