Bob Connelly
Bob Connelly
Robert "Bob" Connelly was a Scottish footballer who played as a midfielder for Port Vale between August 1921 and May 1932. He made 341 league and cup appearances, and helped the club to win the Third Division North title in 1929–30...
allow ball defense knew looks people run standing throw
We knew they were going to throw a lot of different looks at us. We had to take on that challenge. We can't allow people to play us standing up on defense and not be able to run the ball effectively.
left nice quite
He made a nice play on it, he had to go to his left quite a bit.
rough tough
I'm a rough and tough guy, but I cried. That's what I did.
confuse walking
They do a lot of stand-up, walking around, try to confuse you early,
came fast guys overcame played second settled strides took
We're not where we need to be, but we took some steps. We did not play up to my expectations early. We came in at halftime, settled the guys down. For the most part, they overcame their first-game jitters, their anxiety. They came out and played fast and took strides in the second half.