'We are playing better football' - Crawley Town midfielder Ronan Darcy after Wycombe Wanderers defeat
New Crawley Town manager Rob Elliot lost his first game in charge 1-0 at Wycombe Wanderers. Here are midfielder Ronan Darcy's thoughts on the game
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00:00Ronan, thank you for joining us. Obviously a difficult result here at Wickham today, but can I get your overall assessment on the game first?
00:06It's a difficult place to come to as well. I think there's a lot of positives to take.
00:15Obviously we didn't score again, which has become a habit now and we need to get out of it.
00:23I think we had a game plan, which was new to us.
00:28Obviously to the lads, Gaff has only been in a few days and a lot of information was taken on board.
00:33I think we went out there and done very well at times.
00:39There's some bad bits, but there's always going to be bad bits.
00:43I think we were all so new to the information that was passed on and things like that.
00:51I think we were all a bit cautious of whether we were doing it right or wrong and it kind of crept up on us a little.
00:56I think we need to quickly take on the information, as easy as that may sound, and go from there.
01:06Again, there's positives to take. It's just very frustrating that we've come away with zero points again.
01:13But there's always work to improve on.
01:18We all know that football is a confidence game.
01:20There seemed to be a spell in the first half where we were pinging the ball around really nicely.
01:24Unfortunately, it was after we'd already got a goal down.
01:27I think if that Harry Forster chance goes in, it could potentially be a different game.
01:30Is it a case, do you think, of once it clicks, it will just eventually click?
01:34As you say, it's been frustrating for a couple of weeks, hasn't it?
01:37Yes, I think you're right.
01:39Once we start getting the goals in, we'll be more than fine.
01:44It's just getting to that point now.
01:47Yes, it's a difficult period we're going through.
01:50But as long as we stick together, we know we're more than capable to achieve our goals this season.
01:56You mentioned we're in the start of a new era with, obviously, Robert the Helm.
01:59It's obviously very different for yourself, especially as one of the lads that was here last season.
02:04It's a tad different.
02:05How has it been in the first couple of days and how do you see it going forward as well?
02:09It'll be very good.
02:13Like I said, there was a lot of information that we had to take on board in the last few days.
02:17I'm sorry if I talk that quite literal.
02:20But, you know, we're only humans.
02:22We're all going to make mistakes.
02:25I'm not saying we did, but it was just a lot of things to take on board.
02:30It'll be very positive.
02:32There's a few tweaks that we need to make and areas we need to improve.
02:36Hopefully, we can do that as quickly as possible.
02:39I think the few chances we had today, we were this close to going in the back of the net again.
02:44Focus on Tuesday and then focus on Saturday next week, back in the league.
02:49Ultimately, it's going to be a new project, isn't it?
02:52Although it's well-reported that Rob and Scott have played similar football,
02:55as you say, there are going to be changes to make.
02:57I suppose the message to the fans is, bear with us because it is still early days in the season.
03:02It's going to take a lot of getting used to, but we will get there, won't we?
03:07Obviously, the fans are going to get frustrated as much as we are,
03:10because they want to see us win.
03:12They want to see goals, they want to see nice football.
03:16It sounds crazy, but we are literally this close from being an unbelievable side.
03:24It's just that final bit.
03:26Once we've got that, I think we'll be okay.
03:31Ro, there's been a lot of changes in the summer and now changes with the manager.
03:38How difficult is that as a player, or is that just football?
03:41It can be difficult.
03:43Obviously, you're used to a system and certain ways of playing and things like that,
03:51and day-to-day sessions and stuff.
03:55Obviously, like I said previously, there's a lot of information to take on board when the new management comes in.
04:02But it's only little tweaks, so we should take it on board quite quickly.
04:07I think we will.
04:09I think it's only been two days, if that.
04:11We've had a lot of meetings and things like that, so I think we'll be okay.
04:15Obviously, a lot of squad changes in the summer.
04:17How impressed have you been with the players that have come in and how quickly they've settled as well?
04:22I think we've played better football than a lot of games last season already,
04:29which is a massive improvement.
04:31I think, again, we're this close from being an unbelievable team.
04:35We just need to get that final bit sorted and we'll be very good.
04:39How pleased are you with your form this season?
04:41Obviously, I'm playing and that's the main thing.
04:46I've been happy with how I've played.
04:49There's a lot more to me I can bring and I think there's a lot as a team we can bring together to do more.
04:57Brilliant. Thanks, man.