Cardiff City boss praises 'exceptional' Doncaster Rovers ahead of South Yorkshire visit
Cardiff City manager Brian Barry-Murphy has described Saturday's opponents Doncaster Rovers as "exceptional".
The two teams meet at the Eco-Power Stadium this weekend, just over two months on from a pulsating seven-goal encounter in Wales that the Bluebirds edged. Rovers were never out of the contest just prior to Christmas and just as it looked as though the game was heading for a stalemate, the hosts popped up with a cruel stoppage time winner to sneak it 4-3.
Whilst City are top of League One, Rovers are down in 18th although recent results have them firmly looking up rather than down. With that in mind, Barry-Murphy was gushing with praise for Grant McCann's troops.
"Everywhere we look, we see teams who have really high potential, and Doncaster have an exceptional team with exceptional individual players," said Barry-Murphy.
"Especially in the attacking areas - they caused us no end of problems before (December's game). And they have a manager who has had real success recently with them. It's a brilliant game for us, and one that we're really excited for."
In terms of team news for the visitors, star striker Yousef Salech is set to miss the trip to South Yorkshire owing to a personal matter that has meant he has flown back home to Copenhagen. Elsewhere, Isaak Davies should be available for Cardiff but David Turnbull is set to miss out.