The 65-year-old tactician heaped praise on the solid performance put in by the Nijmegen outfit, while admitting that his side could have easily claimed all points if they would have converted their chances.
PSV Eindhoven head coach, d**k Advocaat, was furious following his side’s 1-1 stalemate against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/NEC-c40018 Nijmegen at McDOS Goffertstadion on Saturday, December 15.
The veteran Dutch trainer hailed the home side’s decent performance, but insisted that his side should have secured all three points after keeping lion’s share of ball possession.
“We knew we would face tough opposition. N.E.C. put in a brave display but we saw most of the ball. We got the early breakthrough we wanted, so they sent men forward. As we did not succeed in doubling the lead, N.E.C. got new hope, backed by the home crowd. We failed to convert our chances into goals and there is a law in football that says that if you don`t score you`ll concede”, Advocaat said while talking to the media in the post-match press conference.
The Boeren commenced proceedings away from home brightly, and grabbed a deserving lead within the opening 10 minutes of play through Mathias Jorgensen.
After grabbing the lead, the visiting side failed to hit the back of the net any further despite creating plenty of decent opportunities.
Trailing by only a single goal, the home side remained determined to net the equaliser, and they eventually managed to restore parity in the 80th minute through Palsson.
Lens, who lacked incisiveness throughout the game, could have scored the winner moments before the full time whistle, but the attacker failed to hit the back of the net, and the game ended in a 1-1 draw.
Advocaat open heartedly admitted that his side had better opportunities in the second-half as well, but they lacked incisiveness in front of goal.
“N.E.C. got back into the game but actually we had the better chances after the interval. We lacked sharpness in front of goal today, though”, the Dutch trainer concluded.
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