Jones rues City lapses
29 Nov 2006 - 09:37:59
Cardiff boss Dave Jones feels his side's uncharacteristic final 30 minutes at the Britannia Stadium led to their downfall in the 3-0 defeat against Stoke City.
The Bluebirds seemed to be on top leading up to the hour mark, but a loss of concentration and composure resulted in quickfire goals from Ricardo Fuller, Liam Lawrence and Mamady Sidibe, which handed Stoke a fifth straight win.
The defeat also saw Cardiff knocked off top spot in the Championship for the first time since September and Jones claimed his players only had themselves to blame.
He said: "For 60 minutes I thought we looked comfortable and we were the ones who were going to score, but then five minutes of madness cost us.
"The first goal came from two bad decisions then a slip - there was no danger. Our own worst enemy was ourselves.
"Then, rather than regroup, we started flying in all over the place as if it was the last five minutes. It's frustrating because I didn't see it coming.
"For 60 minutes we took the game to them and had the better of the chances but we didn't put them away."
