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Paul Warne delighted to see Rotherham get back to winning ways



Posted Sunday, March 18, 2018 by PA

Paul Warne delighted to see Rotherham get back to winning ways

Rotherham manager Paul Warne was delighted to see his side bounce back from successive defeats with a comprehensive 3-0 victory over Northampton.

The Millers went into the game having lost to relegation-battling duo Rochdale and MK Dons, but once Michael Smith steered them into an 18th minute lead at Sixfields, there was only one winner.

David Ball added a second after the hour-mark and Richie Towell scored a late third to ensure the Millers remain fourth in Sky Bet League One, with Northampton returning to the relegation zone.

“I’m obviously really pleased,” said Warne. “The conditions were difficult and the wind was swirling but overall I thought our performance was really good.

“We’ve had a couple of games where our performances haven’t been at the standard which we’ve set, so we had to show a reaction and the lads performed really well.

“We limited Northampton to very few chances and then scored three very good goals ourselves, so it’s hugely pleasing.

“Michael Smith was unplayable up front and I thought he was excellent and my captain Will Vaulks was also very good.

“We brought 20 lads down with us and all 20 of them in the dressing room said afterwards how everyone will play a part. We’re doing it for the fans, so I’m really proud of the lads today.

“On the back of two defeats people start whispering things, but our performance was excellent and it’s always nice to win.

“In the second half especially, parts of our play were really good and then our subs did well. We’ll now enjoy this and start again on Monday.”

After his side dropped to 20th, Northampton manager Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink had contrasting emotions.

“I’m very disappointed,” he said. “We didn’t anticipate this kind of performance and we expected a lot more, especially after the result last weekend and how we came back with 10 men.

“It comes down to individual mistakes. At the moment, we’re giving the opposition too much at home with the amount of mistakes we’re making.

“We need to find an answer really quickly because we have four more games at home and we really need to try and win them all.

“The early goal settled them down and meant they could play with more freedom. They were able to take their time and it made it easier for them.

“At this moment in time, we’re not the kind of side who can go a goal behind against this kind of team and then get spells in the game when you’re really on top of them.

“We didn’t create enough either and we didn’t give them enough trouble and that’s the disappointing thing because we’ve worked really hard on getting that right.”

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