Sometimes, in football, you just aren’t lucky. Shane Duffy of Blackburn Rovers, who took part in the Euro 2016 with the Republic of Ireland had a nightmare start of the season. On the opening day of The Championship, his team Blackburn lost at home to Norwich City 1-4 – not a good result when you are a defender of the team.
But, after the bad start, Duffy was glad to see his team proceed to the next round of the Capital One Cup after a 3-1 victory against Mansfield Town away from home. The League 2 side has just equalized to 1-1, when Shane Duffy scored a great header for 2-1. Rovers maintained their victory with a 3rd goal until the end of the game.
So, after the second official game of the season, it looked like everything is fine for the Irish defender. But, then his team conceded another 3 goals in the visit to Wigan Athletic. And guess who scored the third goal for Wigan. Yes, Duffy found his own net. But that’s not everything. He was even more “impressive” in the Rovers’ next league match against Cardiff City. The centre back scored 2 more own goals in just 6 minutes in the first half of the game. Moreover, he was sent off late in the game, making the task almost impossible for his team… And Blackburn, eventually lost again.
Logically, Shane Duffy was not selected for Blackburn in the fourth round against Burton Albion and the result came! Rovers finished with a 2-2 draw, which meant they recorded their first point this season.
Duffy’s record so far:
However, Shane Duffy is not that bad. He returned in the match against Crewe Alexandra in the 2nd round of the Capital One Cup and scored again the winning goal (4-3 for Rovers after extra time). So, Shane Duffy’s record after just a few weeks from the beginning of the season is: 5 matches played, 2 goals scored, 3 own goals scored, 13 goals conceded by his team, 3 yellow cards and 1 red card. Very, very impressive – for sure, when Shane Duffy is on the pitch, the match will never be boring! So, I can’t wait to see him playing again in the Championship for Blackburn Rovers and hope this time he will find the opponents’ net, unless he gets confused.