Mowbray frustrated by loss

14 November 2010 18:30
Middlesbrough boss Tony Mowbray was frustrated that a battling effort from his side, who remain above the relegation zone on goal difference, had gone unrewarded after a 1-0 loss at Swansea. Boro had looked on course for a useful point until Scott Sinclair popped up with an 84th-minute winner for Swansea. "I was disappointed and frustrated," he said. "The longer the game went on the more I thought we may sneak a goal, although it would have been harsh on them. "We knew they would have a lot of ball and we tried to frustrate them and in that last 20 minutes we had a couple of chances. "For the goal there was a big deflection that took the ball past the keeper, who was excellent today. "The plus points for us were our work ethic and team spirit, but when we had the ball we were not as good and we need to improve on that area as a team and we will be working on that over the next few weeks."

Source: PA