Source: PA
Wadsworth upbeat despite defeat
Mick Wadsworth found it hard to be too dispirited with Hartlepool`s 1-0 defeat to Leyton Orient based upon his side`s second-half showing.
Orient's controlled possession game saw them dictate the first half and grab the only goal of the game through Jimmy Smith just before the half-hour mark, but Pools came back after the break and went close to an equaliser late on.
Wadsworth said: "There was no reward, with lots of chances, half-chances, set-plays and pressure. We played well in terms of pressure and intensity in the second half without coming out of it.
"We had to change it tactically at half-time and push right on them and that got us back in the game and allowed us to press on and have a go.
"The change in formation allowed us to dominate instead of chasing shadows. But we had a long discussion and made the decision to do it and have a go. There's a way to win and a way to lose and if you are going to lose then go down fighting.
"We've lost at home to MK Dons, Huddersfield and now Orient in recent weeks and they are teams who pass the ball around and play football and we have been in the game every time. We could have got something out of every game and that's being terribly fair to our players. If you lose like we did in that manner, I can accept it."
