Tim Clancy praises St Pat's' first win over Shamrock Rovers in four years

St. Pat’s manager Tim Clancy hailed his side on Friday night, as they picked up their first league win over Shamrock Rovers since May 2018.

After finishing 16 points behind the champions last season, the victory will give the Saints confidence that they can really push Rovers even further in 2022.

Despite a flurry of chances for the visitors, St. Pat’s were ruthless with theirs. Chris Forrester’s second half header was the difference in front of a sold-out Richmond Park.

Speaking to extratime.com, Clancy stressed that his side won’t be getting carried away with such a significant victory.

“Listen, its three points and a really good response from last weekend,” Clancy said.

“We were really disappointed after two losses. This has put us in a good place for this weekend. The work starts now for the next game.”

Clancy was delighted at the impact of 19-year-old Darragh Burns and captain Chris Forrester, among others. After two losses in three days to Sligo and Bohemians last weekend, picking up three points on Friday night showed a different side to St. Pat’s according to Clancy.

“We were really disappointed with the results against Sligo and Bohs, and the performances more so. It probably showed a different side to us there tonight, that we can grind out a result as well. We have a lot of quality as regards players on the pitch and we showed a different part of it with the performance defensively.”

“I thought Chris Forrester is technically the best player in the league but you could see the other side of it tonight. He’s flying, he’s doing loads of work and he’s even scoring from corners. I thought Adam O’Reilly was brilliant in there too with his energy. You have Mark Doyle and Darragh (Burns) doing brilliant on the wings, really pleasing.

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