Premier League: Josh Rock's attitude is praised as Broughshane man looks to break his duck
Mark Webster has urged Josh Rock to use the positives from last week’s run at the UK Open as a springboard to get his first Premier League points.
Rock reached the semi-final stage in Minehead last week but came unstuck as he lost out to Luke Littler in the last four.
The Broughshane man has endured a difficult start to his Premier League campaign after losing his first five matches but he will look to put that right as he takes on Stephen Bunting in Nottingham on Thursday night.
Rock beat Bunting at the UK Open last week and Webster has praised the attitude of the Northern Irishman.
"I think a key issue for Josh is that everything isn't piecing together at the minute,” former player Webster told Love The Darts podcast.
"He sort of drifted off in that semi-final and I wonder if he thought half way through 'can I still do this?'
"It was a good tournament for Josh, he needed to get some sort of matches under his belt because he's just been playing the one in the Premier League at the minute.
"I like the attitude of Josh Rock as he moves onto the next one, he's not a sulker or says the wrong things...he's going to keep fighting in the Premier League.
"I was a big advocate for him being in the Premier League and it probably hasn't gone as well as I or he would have imagined so far...so he's got to get going.”
The other quarter-final clashes include Michael van Gerwen facing leader Jonny Clayton, Luke Humphries taking on Gian van Veen, with Gerwyn Price and Luke Littler locking horns.