Thursday, June 28, 2018

The Candystripes not so easy Europa adventure


For Derry City drawn to play against Belarus, side Dynamo Minsk to play their first leg at home on July 12 at Brandywell is one of the highlights in this edition of the Europa League. 

The Candystripes European adventure will start at home but on July 19 to play on the second leg at Traktor Stadium in Minsk, seen by many of its visiting foes in European competitions as one tough foe to defeat. 

Once again, Kenny Shiels and company have to juggle league and European play, and this time he has bet to deliver at all his City Boys and make a decent run in this edition, looking forward for a successful advancement in the knockout rounds. 

So far in league play after seeing a revival and becoming a tough client at home, suddenly the Cnsdystripes game has been going from top to bottom and in the negative, something not positive to come along in competitions of the caliber of the Europa League. 

Still the outlook for their upcoming European knockout round play can be a bit challenging but not difficult in the end, if manager Shiels rally his troops and despite the difficulty of its rival in the first rounds, you never know the outcome.

The only setback for Derry will be the departures of two of its most prominent players in Aaron Mc Enneff and Ronan Curtis on going to Rotherdam United and the second to Portsmouth in July as well, leaving a big hole especially in their upcoming international compromise. 

Nothing is difficult for manager Shiels who is looking forward to uplift his squad spirits and motivation ahead of their upcoming compromises in league play and internal cup play, where he can make his troops deliver under pressure.

However not everything is bad news for Derry City FC as the Ronan Hale has signed to an extension after his squad in England’s promotion league championship Birmingham City allowed his stay in Derry.

 In addition of Hale stay the club new arrivals in Derry’s manager son Dean Shiels arrival and Ben Fisk on the transfer window, and extending Nicky Low contract, showing off this club seriousness in making at least a run to a European spot. 

To conclude ready or not this club appoint met with destiny approaches, so their willingness and ready ness of this club to make a notable run in their international debut come July 12 at home in newly refurbished Brandywell Stadium.

 
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