Post-match interview with Roberto Martinez at the Liberty Stadium.
Paul Trollope’s Bristol Rovers “look like scoring” according to League One’s leading manager, Swansea boss Roberto Martinez.
The Pirates may not have been winning recently but their 2-2 performance against the league leaders has drawn distinguished plaudits from Martinez.
The Spaniard was impressed by Rovers’ first-half show on Easter Monday and was quick to praise Paul Trollope’s side. He said: “Bristol Rovers went out and tried to win it from the first minute which is something new at the Liberty Stadium.
“We knew how strong they are as a team. We only played them six days ago so we know, exactly.”
Martinez saw his side trailing 2-0 before half time, a record first-half deficit at the Liberty Stadium this season.
And the Spanish boss, who is set to guide Swansea into the Championship, singled out the two goal scorers as the team’s leading lights.
“Lambert has got that quality, if he gets a chance he’ll score,” said Martinez.“I thought Disley understood really well his role because, obviously, he played off Lambert.
“I think they made it an extra man in midfield playing 4-5-1 where Disley created a lot of problems when he got in to the box late and that’s his strength.”
Rovers’ attackers were not the only ones to catch the attention of the Swansea manager. “The back four were strong and resolute throughout the first half,” he said. “The goalkeeper had a great day and can be very happy just to concede two goals with the amount of chances we created.”
Steve Phillips somehow kept Rovers in the match with a string of fine saves in the second half. “I think it was 22 attempts in the whole game and that’s a great performance,” said Martinez. “We got a great derby and full credit to Bristol Rovers in the way they approached the game.
“Bristol Rovers, every time they were in our last third they looked like scoring and that’s disappointing from our point of view. Credit to Bristol Rovers."
Paul Trollope’s Bristol Rovers “look like scoring” according to League One’s leading manager, Swansea boss Roberto Martinez.
The Pirates may not have been winning recently but their 2-2 performance against the league leaders has drawn distinguished plaudits from Martinez.
The Spaniard was impressed by Rovers’ first-half show on Easter Monday and was quick to praise Paul Trollope’s side. He said: “Bristol Rovers went out and tried to win it from the first minute which is something new at the Liberty Stadium.
“We knew how strong they are as a team. We only played them six days ago so we know, exactly.”
Martinez saw his side trailing 2-0 before half time, a record first-half deficit at the Liberty Stadium this season.
And the Spanish boss, who is set to guide Swansea into the Championship, singled out the two goal scorers as the team’s leading lights.
“Lambert has got that quality, if he gets a chance he’ll score,” said Martinez.“I thought Disley understood really well his role because, obviously, he played off Lambert.
“I think they made it an extra man in midfield playing 4-5-1 where Disley created a lot of problems when he got in to the box late and that’s his strength.”
Rovers’ attackers were not the only ones to catch the attention of the Swansea manager. “The back four were strong and resolute throughout the first half,” he said. “The goalkeeper had a great day and can be very happy just to concede two goals with the amount of chances we created.”
Steve Phillips somehow kept Rovers in the match with a string of fine saves in the second half. “I think it was 22 attempts in the whole game and that’s a great performance,” said Martinez. “We got a great derby and full credit to Bristol Rovers in the way they approached the game.
“Bristol Rovers, every time they were in our last third they looked like scoring and that’s disappointing from our point of view. Credit to Bristol Rovers."
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