[BFC SITE] Darrell Clarke | Post-Stockport County

Head Coach Darrell Clarke shared his thoughts after the Reds' 1-1 draw with Stockport County at Oakwell.

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He said a deflection cost us.

No Darrell it was your negative tactics.

 

Yeah he really can't keep making excuses like this can he.
I know the deflection has quite literally cost us late on of course. But we really should have been more positive, and tried to win the game, especially in our best spell in the first half hour.
And just sitting back like that throughout the second half, and maybe hoping that the opposition weren't going to be good enough.
Well that is just unacceptable, no excuses Im afraid!.

 

If you retreat into your shell to the extent that it becomes an attack versus defence drill, it is reasonable to assume that eventually there will be some sort of fortunate event in favour of the attack. As an isolated incident the goal was lucky, but in any sport constant pressure will eventually tell.

 

Here's Sloppy's after match comments as well (which you can read about on the other thread!).