It is the perfect start to the season; two wins from two and no goals conceded. But Gary Cronin wants more. The Bray boss watched goals from Joe Doyle and Paul Keegan - their firsts for the club - take down Limerick but the visitors could have throw
It is the perfect start to the season; two wins from two and no goals conceded. But Gary Cronin wants more.
The Bray boss watched goals from Joe Doyle and Paul Keegan - their firsts for the club - take down Limerick but the visitors could have thrown a spanner in the works had they converted a first-half penalty.
Limerick struggled to contain the attacking trident of Derek Daly, Dylan McGlade and Dean O'Halloran and that is exactly what Cronin would expect from the trio who he knows are capable of terrorising teams.
"We're two games in and we want to build on that and the clean sheets. We know we have quality players that can score goals. In the first two minutes we probably should have had two goals but credit to Joe, his work rate was brilliant and he got into those positions and we'll work on our finishing because there was a few chances there that was disappointing not to score.
"When you look at the game, we should have been 2-0 or 3-0 up and then we give a penalty away and we should be 0-1 down but that's football.
Keegan's strike was a particular highlight as he spanked it home from 25 yards and Cronin reveals that Keegan didn't learn that during his time in England.
"I taught him that in training! He caught it lovely; right in the top corner. We'll take that all day."
Keegan's ageing legs must envy the energy and guile possessed by McGlade, Daly and O'Halloran and they have impressed their boss so far but he still feels there is room for improvement.
"They can all play in the same positions so they can all interchange which is good for us. Dylan can play out wide or off the frontman and likewise with Dean. We'll put more pressure on them because we're expecting a little bit more on the ball in those last thirds because we know they're quality players so we want more out of them. They're the demands and the standards that we're setting."
