Brian Barry-Murphy spoke to the media after his side took a hard-earned point home from Leyton Orient on Saturday afternoon.
"It was a very tough game." Brian began. "The first half didn't go the way we would have wanted, but a lot of that was down to how good the opponents were. We grew into the game really well in the second half, created good chances to win the game, but today it wasn't to be.
"We looked pretty dangerous in the first half when we got the ball forward quickly, and you saw us get in behind Leyton Orient's last line pretty effectively and dangerously. But we took some unnecessary risks - that was evident with the goal itself.
"I'm very pleased with the overall performance, whilst wanting more. I feel as if we can improve a lot, and there are signs in the first half today of the things that I mean when I say that. The players showed the type of improvement in the second half that we want."
The boss discussed the performances Nathan Trott and Yousef Salech, both of whom were involved as the two teams traded first half goals, and also commented on Omari Kellyman, who was withdrawn in the first half due to injury.
"I thought Nathan played really well afterwards; he made a great save for us, and in the second half his performance was pretty flawless. I think as a team we just misinterpreted what was needed at that early stage of the game. I thought we understood what was needed in the second half much better.
"Yousef played a really good game, really brave, and led the line really well. I thought he and Alex Robertson calmed us down when we needed it, Dave Turnbull showed a real calming influence on the team, and I'm really pleased with how Yousef led from the front and pressed really aggressively throughout.
"We couldn't play Dylan Lawlor because he wasn't fully fit from the hamstring issue last week. It's the first time Omari has gone through this schedule, so we'll try and get him back quickly and make sure he's okay. It doesn't look serious."