FLEETWOOD – Bristol Rovers coach, Matt Taylor, gave sky-high praise to Elkan Baggott. The reason is, Elkan Baggott was considered successful at working well at the time Bristol Rovers holding Fleetwood Town to a draw in the 2023-2024 English League 3.
Yes, Bristol Rovers stole one point after drawing 0-0 when they visited Fleetwood’s headquarters at Highbury Stadium, Wednesday (13/3/2024). This match is a continuation of the 2023-2024 English League 3.
In this match, Elkan was again trusted to appear fully by the coach. The tall Indonesian national team defender also played very well in guarding the Bristol Rovers defense line so that they didn’t concede a goal.
After the match, Taylor was very satisfied with the performance of the Bristol Rovers players. Even though they haven’t been able to steal full points from Fleetwood’s cage, according to him this is an important result because The Pirates managed to keep a clean sheet.
“I think our young goalkeeper and back line are able to deal with it very well, so hopefully we are moving in the right direction,” said Taylor, reported by the Bristol Post, Wednesday (13/3/2024).
“We have worked very hard on our defensive unit and our mindset and our intention to keep our goal from conceding the ball. And tonight, it happened. “That (clean sheet) was extraordinary,” he continued.
Taylor also praised his team, including Elkan. The 42 year old coach also highlighted Bristol Rovers’ dull front line. However, he hopes that slowly his team can appear consistent.
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“I know people will see Fleetwood as a bottom team, but we have performed very well as a team and the way Connor Taylor plays at the back, Elkan who defends, Flash, Hooley and also the goalkeeper,” said Taylor.
“I was very happy with how well they were protected by the midfield and the forwards, but that’s where we’ve been lacking this season. It’s very rare that we fail to score in a match. “It’s very rare that we’re not able to convert the chances we created tonight,” he added.
Next, Bristol Rovers is scheduled to face Lincoln City. The match will be held on Saturday 16 March 2024.
In this way, it is possible that Elkan Baggott will only join the Indonesian national team after this match. Remember, the 21 year old defender is included in the list of 28 players to face Vietnam in Group F of the 2026 World Cup Qualification Asia Zone.