Despite his table-toppers controlling a large portion of the match, Birmingham City manager Chris Davies thinks today’s 1-1 draw was a fine point.
The Blues, who had only won six of their previous seven games, took the lead in the tenth minute, but a free kick from Lee Gregory went past their defensive wall to tie the score after the half.
The Stags maintained their position in the top four with the point and even had opportunities to win it after that.In the grand scheme of things, it is a valid point, but when you draw a game in the form we have been playing, it feels like a loss,” Davies remarked.
We’re upset that we lost to a squad that is right up there themselves and was the superior team throughout the match.At halftime, I felt like we were really at ease. “We scored a terrific goal and controlled the first half.
We tend to give up goals, which motivates us to play again. You’re walking a tightrope because, at 1-0, they can always get back into it. This time, we scored early and, I believe, stopped being as dangerous in their pursuit of the second goal.
Getting that second goal and ending the game is crucial, and we failed to achieve that today.
We must put ourselves ahead, which we did and played some excellent football, so we are not so conceited as to believe that winning 1-0 is simple.
The equalizer was a poor one from our point of view as the ball went through our wall,” he stated in reference to Gregory’s goal. We need to get better at it and learn from it.
Even though we had a few opportunities to win it, Mansfield’s tails were up at that point. In most cases, I would support both players to complete those opportunities. “The second half wasn’t much; it was very close and wasn’t enough to deny Mansfield the victory.”
