Perhaps what he needs is a modicum of composure.
Having beaten Upper Hutt 4-1 away in the first round on May 25, victory yesterday was a given as the Rovers' deft passing and obtuse-angle runs bamboozled the league newcomers.
If there were three points at stake for cheering, the visitors' small army of vociferous fans would have been clear winners. In a blaze of orange, they clapped and chanted, raising the question: "Where are the Blues supporters?"
Match referee Matt Conger, though, wasn't amused when the group started barracking him.
As both teams' players trudged off to the changing rooms at halftime, Conger demanded park security remove a visiting spectator who had fired a verbal volley at the official.
Rovers coach Grant Hastings thought it was fantastic the cantankerous mob had painted the park orange.
"It was a good day for us today but it's a shame the sun wasn't shining. You can't have everything ... I'll take wet days and games like today any day of the week," Hastings said.
Despite a slippery outlook, Stevenson said it didn't impede their ability to be constructive.
"It was just the right length to hold up a little today."
Stevenson claimed his first goal in the 19th minute when leftback Scott Henderson put a ball through, enabling him to scamper up the flank while using Henderson as a decoy runner before pile-driving past goalkeeper Chris Campbell.
In the 37th minute, teenage striker Fane Morgan kept it simple with a few deft touches to become Stevenson's provider for another goal in similar fashion.
Two minutes before halftime, Stevenson came close to scoring again but so did Upper Hutt, who had lost coach Pedro Garcias and Rhys Howe to injury.
It was 3-0 in the 53rd minute after right wing Harley Rodeka drilled a shot shortly after Upper Hutt defender Simon McCarthy and Blues striker Andy Pickering exchanged handbags following a trade off in clumsy tackles.
Six minutes later McCarthy conceded an own goal but that errant foot cruelly robbed Stu Wilson the opportunity of getting on the ref's scorecard from the 25m drive that put the hosts 4-0 ahead.
In the 71st minute, it almost felt like Stevenson couldn't buy a hat-trick when Pickering fed a ball on the flank to Rodeka who curled it to the policeman to rifle from point-blank range although Chiefs Super Rugby player Aaron Cruden would have taken the skied volley any day.
Three minutes later Morgan, who is showing signs of maturity already, received a through ball from Rodeka in the middle of the park to slip the ball past an advancing keeper from about 25m out to totally demoralise Upper Hutt.
Hastings injected a rash of new players as defenders started fancying their chances of scoring goals.
While the ground was a little shredded towards the end, he said it held up pretty well to enable his troops to put on their best passing performance for some time.
"Having the likes of Stu Wilson and Andy Picks [Pickering] in there gives you a bit more experience and depth," he said, adding midfielder Cole Peverley's ball distribution was equally commendable.
"Everyone's passed the ball well and to carry on when you're 5-nil up can be difficult because you tend to get into bad habits and become a wee shabby so we stuck in there today."
While Stevenson finished well, Hastings attributed goals to the collective on the foundation of cohesiveness.
Upper Hutt sit below Rovers in 8th position on the table but the seven-point gap between the teams is a poor indicator of the gulf in class.
This Sunday the Rovers host leaders Miramar Rangers who drew 1-1 with Wairarapa United.
