Paul Warne staying grounded despite Rotherham's impressive start

Paul Warne
Author: Rebecca LomasPublished 15th Sep 2022

Paul Warne says he won't get carried away despite his side's excellent start to the season.

Rotherham have had their best opening to a second-tier campaign since the 1960s.

They added to it with a 3-0 win over Blackpool last night thanks to goals from Chiedozie Ogbene, Wes Harding and Georgie Kelly.

But boss Warne says he is staying grounded:

"I was proud to stand there as their manager and all the praise should go to the players, they showed a lot of confidence. I thought they were really good.

"When I looked at the fixtures at the start of the season, these games in comparison to some looked not easy, but we haven't played Norwich, Burnley or Sheffield United yet.

"So I can't say I am getting excited but I am really proud watching the team. It is a good group, they look after themselves and they are a tight group. They are all in it together, it is good to see.

"We have rode our luck in many games, Preston smoked us, QPR smoked us, so we could have come away from those games with nothing.

"I am optimistic for this group but you are only ever one game or one collection of injuries away from trouble.

"I am not overly optimistic, I am happy that we are ticking along. You have to pick up points when you are playing well because there is going to be a period where we don't play well and we are in trouble.

"I do know before the World Cup there is a Norwich, Sheffield United, Burnley and Luton week which sounds amazing."

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