February Update
INCREDIBLE... JUST INCREDIBLE:
We've taken over the golden first spot in the Premier League, we couldn't have done it without the amazing Jovetic and Deilson Elias up front looking solid.
Rochdale AFC 3-1 Tottenham Hotspur (H)
Barclays Premier League
Pablo Gentiletti (38')
Mehdi Yildirim (62')
Salomon Rondon (63')
Stevan Jovetic (74')
Gabor Hegedus (Rochdale AFC) --
8.5
Match Review
Brilliant match, Tottenham were no match for our attacking tactic and we punished them severely.
Manchester City 2-2 Rochdale AFC (A)
Barclays Premier League
Sergio Aguero (33')
Matija Nastasic (85')
Gabor Hegedus (88')
Scott Hogan (90+1')
Xherdan Shaqiri (Manchester City) --
8.4
Match Review
We were 2-0 in the 85th minute, but we fought back and made a late comeback through a blistering Scott Hogan free-kick that confused Hart and was tucked in the corner of the net.
Norwich 1-4 Rochdale AFC (A)
Barclays Premier League
Stevan Jovetic (29', 86')
Deilson Elias (67')
Sergio Canales (69')
Héctor Clide Quinteros (85')
Stevan Jovetic (Rochdale AFC) --
9.1
Match Review
Yet another 4-1 victory, the goals keep on coming!
Rochdale AFC 4-1 Cardiff (H)
Barclays Premier League
Mehdi Yildirim (12')
Miralem Pjanic (34', 52')
Joe Mason (62')
Ignacio (85')
Miralem Pjanic (Rochdale AFC) --
9.1
Match Review
Three more easy points in the bag, nothing can stop our FREIGHT TRAIN of a team, let's go!
Rochdale AFC 3-1 MK Dons (H)
FA Cup 5th Round
Héctor Clide Quinteros (5', 49')
Brendon Galloway (7')
Ignacio (53')
Pablo Gentiletti (Rochdale AFC) --
8.0
Match Review
One more step closer to the FA Cup trophy... can we do it?!
Napoli 4-2 Rochdale AFC (A)
UEFA Champions League 1st Knockout Round
Héctor Clide Quinteros (4')
Andrea Petagna (21', 79')
Miralem Pjanic (28')
Marek Hamsik (36')
Gokhan Inler (81')
Andrea Petagna (Napoli) --
8.8
Match Review
I don't know what happened in this match, but we were robbed. We should have had a penalty but the officials never gave the decision. What a joke of a decision... Hopefully, we can turn it around in the second leg which would be amazing!
Rochdale AFC 3-2 Stoke City (H)
Barclays Premier League
Deilson Elias (14')
Gabor Hegedus (39')
Steven Fletcher (52')
Ryan Shawcross (83')
Justin Schmidt (pen 89')
Pablo Gentiletti (Rochdale AFC) --
7.7
Match Review
2-2 up, they equalised in the 83rd minute and we scored a penalty for the three points. A tense and exciting match, but it showed me where our defensive problems lay.
Player of the Month
The PoTM award goes to
Miralem Pjanic who is by far the
most consistent midfielder in our team, and he scored plenty of goals this month. After being released by Manchester United, we have revived his career like we have done with Cesc Fabregas and Stevan Jovetic.
Here are the fixtures for next month:
Author's Notes
We're en route to winning the league this season, but we're losing out on the Champions League which we never had a chance for anyway in the first place. It was a good ride up until now and we will win it in the nearby future.