Source: Team_Talk
O'Driscoll salutes Donny attitude
The third-round tie had looked destined for a replay at the Keepmoat Stadium but defender James O'Connor saved the Bees a trip with an 87th-minute goal.[LNB]Billy Sharp had earlier spurned a host of chances as O'Driscoll's side made light of a dreadful pitch which showed the scars of the recent bad weather that had seen the game twice called off.[LNB]Rovers managed to play their usual flowing game throughout but were left to celebrate a scruffy goal from a corner as they saw off a gutsy Brentford outfit.[LNB]O'Driscoll said: "We were terrific on Saturday against Watford and in a different way we were again tonight.[LNB]"I'd watched Brentford twice and they were impressive but our attitude was first-class on a difficult surface.[LNB]"We knew it would be a test for our players but we got on with it, worked extremely hard and we are delighted.[LNB]"I would have taken a draw before the game but it could have been done and dusted in the first five minutes.[LNB]"We should have been out of sight but I had a look at the players at half-time and their heads hadn't gone down and they ground it out in the end.[LNB]"The Cup is a good competition and every club wants to go as far as they can. Financially it always helps and we are no different.[LNB]"The goal was fortuitous but you need that every now and again.[LNB]"You lose a bit of the romance when you play a team who are in the same division as you but it's one of the best grounds in the country and we will be up for it."[LNB]Sharp should have had Doncaster ahead inside the first minute and could have had a hat-trick in the first half but Brentford boss Andy Scott felt his side deserved a second chance.[LNB]He said: "We were well worth a replay.[LNB]"We got beaten by a fortunate goal but I'm very proud of the way that we played.[LNB]"The lads were excellent and you wouldn't have known the gulf in league positions between the sides from that performance.[LNB]"We can take a lot of positives from the performance. They could have scored a few times in the first 10 minutes but after that we caused them problems.[LNB]"Defensively we looked solid and we coped with their movement which has won them a lot of plaudits.[LNB]"Now we are concentrating back on the league and if we play like that we will be okay."[LNB]Scott managed to extend the loan of Tottenham youngster John Bostock before kick-off and he revealed that he hopes to hold onto the 18-year-old for a further month.[LNB]He said: "We made it a week just to get him in the squad for this game and Saturday but we will look at that and hopefully get him for another month."[LNB][LNB]
