Shirtliff unhappy with both goals

Last updated : 07 August 2006 By Editor
"I am not happy with the two goals we conceded which were both poor goals from our point of view from set plays," Shirtliff told the Monday edition of the Nottingham Evening Post.

"We should be doing better than that because they were two free headers and that is not good enough. The players know that too and they let themselves down.

"I think we will score goals this season and we have shown that we can do it today. We just have to show more resilience and defensive qualities.

"We had a word at half-time and it was better in the second half and we probably had the better chances to win it.

"But their players made some good blocks and got their bodies in the way and their keeper made a couple of good saves too."

"We can play better than that and I know that there is more to come,"

"The goals we scored in the first half were well worked and I was very pleased with them.

"In the second half we had a very good spell but we didn't score. We have to make sure in future that we score while we are on top.

"I think we did some things that surprised me a little bit that we haven't done in pre-season . We looked a bit nervous at times and I haven't seen that before. But they are all things we can work on and we have to ensure we try to get the right result against MK Dons as the games come thick and fast."