Dale boss Keith Hill said that improving concentration levels was the main priority after this game but overall he was pleased with the improvements.
Speaking to the press after the game, he said: “It was a strange game and the defeat was marginal but we’re on the right track and I don’t want us to get derailed by the result."
“There are a lot of tell-tale signs that the team is improving and sticking to the plan. There is obviously improvement needed in certain areas of the pitch but what I’m seeing is encouraging and we won’t be derailed by the result.
“A lot of what we did in the game is what we’re doing in training and that is pleased to see. The manner of the defeat, though, is disappointing.
“We fought hard to get back into the game and they scored immediately after our equaliser, which means we lost concentration and that is a cardinal sin.
“We need to improve on our concentration levels in and out of possession because that was a goal that should not have been conceded.”