Michael Beale gave his assessment to our disappointing 1-1 draw at Rotherham United…
HALF TIME RIOT ACT
“We had to have a real honest conversation at half-time because we didn't really execute our game plan in the first half. We were sloppy and they were compact, they made it difficult for us. Leam (Richardson) has got them moving and they got a really good result at the weekend. At half-time, we needed to really commit to our game plan and unfortunately we started the second half in the worst possible way, we could have defended better in the build-up but it's a fantastic strike. After that, I was pleased with our reaction and by the end, I felt we'd run out of time. So, there is frustration, but it's the third game in seven days and I'm pleased with the response of the players.”
STRIKERS
“You could put a striker in, but if we try to walk it in as a team... I want us to be less fussy and more spiteful in the final third. We look like we're going to score an unbelievable team goal, but you see there, we take a shot and it gets deflected in, that's the kind of thing we've been talking about. We do so much good work but ultimately, it's about less goals, but we need to take less touches and be less fussy. There's got to be an end product from our possession. Three shots on target from 70 per cent possession isn't enough.”
