Grant McCann blames 'dreadful' goals for Peterborough United's FA Cup exit at Shrewsbury
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Posh conceded three in the first half at the Montgomery Waters Meadow and were beaten 3-1 in the FA Cup second round.
Kwame Poku pulled Posh level after they had conceded after just two minutes but they were not level for long in a disappointing first-half display.
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Hide AdMcCann was left frustrated with the way his side defended, albeit in difficult conditions with the wind against them.
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He said: “It was really, really disappointing to concede in the first two minutes of the first half. It’s two mistakes.
“It’s just a ball over the top of Nathan Thompson and Bayliss running off Jack Taylor and Jeando Fuchs. It is a poor goal to concede and very avoidable.
“The ball stuck there with the wind, we couldn’t get out but then we scored a good goal. The next two goals are dreadful goals.
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Hide Ad“The second one is not a free-kick. I don’t know what Jeando can do, he’s a yard away and the ball has been flicked into his hand. We still shouldn’t concede but it’s given them momentum.
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“The ball then drops on the edge of the box and we just don’t pick up the rebound.
“The third is just a carbon copy of what we did on Tuesday night. We don’t react quickly enough, give a penalty anyway and give ourselves a mountain to climb.
“They took their chances in the first half and we didn’t.”
Posh were able to find an improvement in the second half after switching to a 4-4-2, with Jonson Clarke-Harris and Jack Marriott up-front but could find the breakthrough that some of their play deserved; leaving Posh to rue chances missed in the first half.
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Hide AdHe added: “We played really well in the second half. We could moan about not being clinical enough but as a coaching staff, we are pleased that we got into those areas to threaten.
“We got the momentum with the wind and pinned them in a little bit. The difference is, they didn’t make three mistakes like we did.
“We showed real urgency in the second half. They’re a really good group but we have moments in us and certain individuals can switch off at times and it’s costing us.”