Darrell Clarke – “Peterborough were better than us on the day…”
Port Vale manager Darrell Clarke said his side will learn from their 3-0 away loss to Peterborough United on Saturday.
The big thing for me is that while not being anywhere near our best, we were still competitive…
Speaking to the local media after the away defeat Clarke said: “It was a tough afternoon for us. We started the game really well, on the front foot, getting in their faces and perhaps (would have) created one or two better opportunities for ourselves if we’d looked after the final ball.
“But then we gave them a soft goal. That’s what you don’t want to do against a team of Peterborough’s calibre and it gave them that uplift after their recent poor form.
“We responded, we kept going. It wasn’t for lack of effort and endeavour, but Peterborough were better than us on the day and we have to learn from these difficult occasions.
“It helps they could bring on (Jack) Marriott and had Clarke-Harris, a million-pound player in the starting line-up. They have good players and half a million pound central midfielders.
“They are a team that has just come down from the Championship. They had been in a bit of a run of bad form, but that is a little bit false. Having watched the games, they have been unfortunate not to pick up more points and they will be there or thereabouts at the end of the season.
“The big thing for me is that while not being anywhere near our best, we were still competitive.”
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