Matt Taylor rues Shrewsbury missed chances
Shrewsbury Town boss Matt Taylor was left frustrated with missed chances after his side’s 1-0 defeat to Lincoln City at Croud Meadow.
Ethan Hamilton’s 79th-minute strike gave the Imps victory after Town failed to clear the ball in their own box.
The defeat is Shrewsbury’s fifth game in 15 days after the season began and their first home loss of the new term, and manager Matt Taylor was disappointed after the game to not come away with more.
He said: “It's a disappointing result.
“I thought our first-half performance was good, but we weren’t ruthless enough.
“When you’re on top in this league, as in any league, you’ve got to score.
“We missed too many opportunities and made the wrong decision too often in their box.
“And, when you do that and don’t score when momentum is with you, you always risk this type of result.
“To go in at half time 0-0 with the chances that we created, how comfortable we were with possession, was really disappointing.
“We’ve not taken our chances today and that’s cost us.
“As I stand here I’m really disappointed because the least we should’ve got was a point.
“That’s definitely a point dropped.”
Asked if he took any confidence from the first-half where Town created some decent opportunities to take the lead, Taylor said: “Maybe, but not right now.
“Maybe when the weekend’s done and I’ve had the opportunity to watch it back without emotion.
“We can’t be so dominant in games and not score.
“We need to make sure if we do have those big chances and moments in the game where we’re in the adendancy that we take them.
“That’s what has cost us today, and that’s why I’m very very annoyed.”
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