Dear syd, It was very disappointing not to come away with the win after creating a lot of chances in the game. We created more chances than we did at Manchester City, where we scored three, but we just couldnât put the ball in the back of the net today. There were numerous chances and itâs a shame we couldnât convert them - and we had a goal chalked off for offside, which I think was the wrong decision. Iâm not disappointed with the performance, as I thought we had some good spells in the game, but I am disappointed with the result. From my viewpoint, as a team away from home we got through the initial ten minutes and started to come into the game. We got a grip of the midfield, where I thought Jack Colback was outstanding for us, and we started to really dominate. Today we played well, even though we have gone some games without scoring. I thought it was back to more or less what weâre capable of doing and the display put the performance of last week into perspective. Perhaps with Aston Villaâs confidence not so high, had we gone a goal in front, we might have gone on to win â but thatâs ifs, buts and maybes. All the best, Martin O'Neill
We are like a boxer without a punch atm. Mon will know we need to bring in a couple of forwards in the summer.
