'Had to raise my voice' - Doncaster Rovers boss Grant McCann reveals anger after loss to Plymouth Argyle
Doncaster Rovers boss Grant McCann has had his say after his side’s loss to Plymouth Argyle
Doncaster Rovers manager Grant McCann admitted to raising his voice at half-time following his side’s 3-2 home defeat to Plymouth Argyle.
Alfie May fired Rovers level from the penalty spot after Will Evans’ opener but Aribim Pepple and Caleb Watters hit back for the Pilgrims.
Sean Grehan struck for the hosts deep into stoppage time, although it was merely a consolation.
Grant McCann’s view
McCann said: “We got what we deserved. They were better than us from minute one to minute 96. They were the better team, more physical than us, worked harder than us and it was the right result.
“It was another game where I had to raise my voice at half-time, which I don’t like doing because a manager losing his head is not what I used to respect when I was a player.
“We started well at the start of the second half. We get the penalty, Alfie scores and for five minutes we’re okay but then we just explode. We give them a goal and give them another goal.
“I’ll never question the attitude but we have looked really slow to start games so far and we keep showing second half spells but we can’t keep doing that because there’s good teams in this division.”
Plymouth Argyle boss reflects
Plymouth boss Tom Cleverley, meanwhile, felt his players deserved a lot of credit.
He said: “We had a setback in midweek with the game at Leicester that we definitely should have got something from.
“It was a huge setback and put us in a little bit of a sticky position with this game being pivotal as to whether we spent the weekend 20th or one point outside the play-offs.
“It was a pivotal little game. Nobody looks at potential refereeing decisions or how hard your first five games are, they just focus on where you are in the table. So to win this game and be in a more positive position is good and we can focus on working hard this week.
“We dealt with a setback within the game with the penalty Doncaster got, which I’ve not seen back – but these decisions aren’t going for us.
“The mentality of the players was strong to win this one. They deserve a lot of credit for the controllables, the workrate, being there for each other – it was all there.”