'Missed opportunity' - Martin Drury rues Huddersfield Town's draw at Mansfield
Frustrated Huddersfield boss Martin Drury felt his side’s 0-0 draw at 10-man Mansfield was “a missed opportunity”.
The unbeaten Terriers were handed a great chance to take all three points when Owen Dodgson was sent off less than two minutes after coming on as a half-time substitute.
However, the promotion chasers failed to take full advantage as Ashley Fletcher failed to put away a close-range header just after the hour.
Marcus Harness, Ilias Bronkhorst and Cameron Humphreys all saw chances go begging as Huddersfield pushed late on.
“It is disappointing and frustrating,” Drury said: “Ultimately we weren’t good enough in the final third.
“The numbers we have hit are incredible but we haven’t scored a goal. I felt we lacked a little bit of quality and killer instinct in and around the box.
“I feel today is a missed opportunity for us but it’s a lesson we can learn early on in the season. I have seen those games go the other way late on and you get caught on the break on the counter.
“We looked really solid behind the ball but ultimately we have to take three points from that game.
“We weren’t clean enough in the final third. We should have scored in the first half, never mind the second half.
“We weren’t quite there with our decision-making, which is not like us, but it’s going to happen. Ultimately when the opposition goes down to 10 men we have to win.
“It’s disappointing that we haven’t taken three points but there are positives we can take.”