Stephen Bradley got to this point in his managerial career by setting teams out to play brave, attacking football.
And there’s no reason for him to change.
But there’s also no harm in adapting the approach when needs must and this was one of those occasions.
Being honest, I never thought Shamrock Rovers would win. I hoped they could keep it to 2-0, get it home and have a right go next week.
But Ferencvaros were operating at another level and it was never on the cards.
There are reasons for that and clearly there is a considerable gulf in quality between the two teams.
But if a team can understand and accept that they have certain deficiencies, they can set themselves up in other ways in the hope of upsetting the apple cart.
That didn’t happen last night.
It’s a tall order to expect players who play against inferior opposition week in, week out to suddenly turn it on.
That’s why the first 10 or 15 minutes of these big European games always look a little hairy for the Irish teams.
So used to having the ball at home, they are frantically trying to adapt to the pace and atmosphere.
And the gap was just too big this time because Ferencvaros are not far off Champions League standard.
