Source: Team_Talk
Cooper unhappy despite Posh rally
Posh looked dead and buried when they trailed 4-0 at half-time to a Joe Ledley brace and further goals from Jay Bothroyd and the Championship's top scorer, Peter Whittingham - who had earlier hit a post.[LNB]But they roared back after the interval, Cooper's half-time substitute Josh Simpson book-ending the scoring as Charlie Lee and George Boyd also struck to earn a 4-4 draw.[LNB]Cooper, though, was more frustrated than delighted and said: "Our first-half performance was completely unacceptable.[LNB]"We didn't get close to Cardiff, we didn't tackle, we didn't head and to be quite honest, we didn't do anything.[LNB]"If you don't want to compete, you won't win a football match - whether it is in the local park or the Premier League."[LNB]But he played down talk of an inspirational team-talk to inspire the fightback, and revealed: "I didn't say a lot to the players at half-time - in fact, I thought about getting in my car and going home![LNB]"But we changed our shape, changed our personnel and got ourselves back into the game.[LNB]"Cardiff probably thought it would be a stroll but we ended up getting a point, but I am still really frustrated that it took us until the second half to start playing.[LNB]"If we are capable of scoring four goals against a team chasing promotion in the space of 45 minutes, what could we do if we performed for a whole game?"[LNB]Opposite number Dave Jones was left fuming by his side's dismal display after the break - which completed a miserable Christmas period, after a late slip-up saw the Bluebirds lose 1-0 to Plymouth on Boxing Day.[LNB]Jones gave his players a post-match tongue-lashing and then went public with some fierce criticism.[LNB]He said: "I can safely say I have never been involved in anything like this before. Peterborough were dead and buried until we let them back into the game.[LNB]"We had players thinking the game was over and not doing their jobs in the second half. None of us saw this coming after what happened in the first period.[LNB]"The players were told they had to continue doing things the right way, but it seems they felt there was another way and it all comes down to mentality.[LNB]"We should have won both games against Plymouth and Peterborough but have ended up with only one point.[LNB]"The players have been told in no uncertain terms that is not good enough and they will continue to be told again and again."[LNB][LNB][LNB]
