Sturrock: 'I'm glad a set piece has worked out for us'
Blues boss Paul Sturrock felt his side gave away the ball on far too many occassions and have to try to remain calmer under pressure, especially when going a goal down.
Sturrock told www.southendunited.co.uk: "I'm very disappointed with the amount of possession we had of the ball. There was players out there not thinking about the game, not thinking about their positions. Lose a goal and everybody thinks they have to do more, if they just stuck to their jobs as a unit of 11 - it makes us very difficult to have a shape and a blend."
Still, the Shrimpers manager was pleased some hard work on the training pitch had paid off but couldn't help but return to the previous theme.
Luggy explained: "We spent 35 to 40 minutes on set pieces on Friday and I'm glad one has worked out for us. Our problem is that there is panic setting in after we lost a goal. We are not a free-scoring side and it puts a lot of pressure on us. We want to do well as a team and a club and the problem is that the thought process can disappear as we chase an equaliser."
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Coleman: 'It was a dour midfield scrap'
Meanwhile, Stanley boss John Coleman felt decisions went against them to ron his side of the three points, mate it's been eight months since the Accys won away, that's one hell of a lot of wrong calls!
Coleman told www.accringtonstanley.co.uk: "We can play better than that but we defended really well and scored a good goal from a free kick but we didn't hurt them enough and we didn't hurt them enough. It was a dour midfield scrap but we made a couple of chances and our keeper has had two things to do, pick the ball out of the net and make a good save."
Fair enough, in Coleman world, remember this was the guy who believes in a lot of reinforcing.
Anyway he continues: "He shouldn't have had to pick the ball out of the net because it's not a foul. It's a foul for us. We were breaking on them, three v three, he deems that it's a foul against us when it's not and they score and then he sends one of our players off for winning a tackle."
That was one hell of a winning tackle Mr. Coleman!
I get a feeling John wasn't happy with the standard of refereeing, and most of us would agree, however, maybe for different decisions, and it's good to know that the Roots Hall roar can still sway the men in black!
Coleman concluded: "If you say what you feel you get yourself into trouble and end up with a lengthy ban. The referee has assessors watching him and a coach and he's got to go away and look at his performance today. I can't say what I want to say because I'll get in trouble. Let's just say that I think the crowd influenced him."