Shamrock Rovers missing their Midas touch of champions - Keith Treacy

Shamrock Rovers' squad does not require a major "facelift" but they must rediscover the Midas touch of champions that has carried them through recent seasons, according to former Republic of Ireland, St Patrick's Athletic and Drogheda United midfielder Keith Treacy.

The last few weeks have been difficult on the pitch for Stephen Bradley's side as they endure a run of four defeats and one draw from their last five matches.

That blip has resulted in the Hoops being knocked out of the Sports Direct FAI Cup by Dundalk on Sunday, days after their Champions League journey was brought to an end at the first hurdle by Icelandic side Breidablik.

Rovers remain top of the SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division by four points and are still involved in Europe.

The latter sees them face Ferencvaros in the Europa Conference League second qualifying round, with the first leg on Thursday, but just last season the Hungarian champions outclassed them on the way to a 4-1 aggregate victory in their Europa League play-off tie.

While a repeat run to the Conference League group stages appears a tall order for Shamrock Rovers, Treacy told the RTÉ Soccer Podcast that the Hoops are missing their ability to eke out wins when not playing well.

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"I remember watching Shamrock Rovers last year and there were periods when they didn't play well and we were thinking maybe Derry could catch them but they won," he said.

"They just kept winning games, even when they were on the back foot. You're just thinking they've