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Paul Heckingbottom believes Preston players "made it hard" for themselves in their 2-0 loss at Norwich City on Saturday.
Preston North End manager Paul Heckingbottom believes his players "made it hard" for themselves following their 2-0 loss at Norwich City on Saturday. Ali Ahmed and Kenny McLean's first half goals succumbed the Rams to their 13th loss of the season and they are now on a four match losing streak in the Championship. They currently sit in 17th place in the table on 49 points.
"Another tough one. We had a bright start and had the best chance of the game, and then a moment, a lapse in concentration," Heckingbottom told BBC Radio Lancashire after the match. "Odel[uga Offiah] was the correct side, they take the shot, Odel is the wrong side and we're one down, which gets compounded by a referee decision.
"Those are the things that are costing us. But after a bright start, we knew that we were still in the game and we knew we'd made it hard for ourselves, but we responded in the right way. "The big frustration is that we didn't score.
If we'd have taken any one of those chances, we'd have made it much more difficult for Norwich because we were the team in the ascendancy in terms of territory and chances in the second half, but we never made them feel that tension and anxiety that can come if we'd have got a goal. " Latest Preston North End news, analysis and fan views