Paul Heckingbottom post-Plymouth Argyle

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00:00Was the selection fairly straight forward with your lack of options?

00:04Was Huggie and McGovern the only debate in your mind?

00:07Yeah, we're looking at that, but obviously their size.

00:10Jadon's productivity at the top end, I felt we'd have a lot of the ball like today.

00:16The reason I brought Jadon off last week and put Juzy on was

00:20Juzy's centre-back is more comfortable going on the outside

00:23and getting crosses and delivering, attacking the back post.

00:26Jadon is more comfortable in his 1v1 defensive duties.

00:30That was the call there.

00:33The rest, Ledo's only trained and we knew we had half an hour in him maximum.

00:38Hopefully he'll be better for that now and a few more days training.

00:42I was hoping Sam would be fit again with the week he's had.

00:47There wasn't any intention to start him.

00:50Do you feel that creativity has just been sucked out of the team?

00:53Brady was maybe the only one today at times.

00:55You've lost Holmes, you've lost Frockyard, Greenwood,

00:57even our Coulton-Bowler were signed in the summer.

01:00Yeah, that's been something I've seen.

01:02Like I said, you look at how do you create chances.

01:04Today we created them, so if you're about 1v1 players,

01:08they're not on the pitch, so how do you create?

01:10So be good against the ball.

01:12Set plays need to be good and make sure we have the ball in the box at the right time

01:16and the bodies and we did it.

01:18Do you know what I mean?

01:19So you've always got to find a way to create.

01:20You've always got to do that.

01:22I know when I'm watching the chances back and watching the game back,

01:25I'll be pulling my hair out with some of the ones we missed.

01:29Yeah, that's all you can say about this game.

01:34We missed far too many opportunities.

01:39I bet we missed more clear-cut chances than Plymouth had attempts on our goal.

01:45That's how frustrating it is.

01:47But that's back to my first point.

01:49That's why games are won and lost in both boxes.

01:52If you manage to do it next weekend, which doesn't work an easy task at all,

01:56has it got to be a massive wake-up for the club this?

02:00Yeah, a scale like this 100% is.

02:04100%.

02:05But all I'm focused on is next week, the preparation and then the performance.

02:10That's it.

02:11That's it.

02:12That's what we mentioned today.

02:14The performance, the missing bits, like I said, both boxes.

02:17We should have been having a totally different conversation

02:19but I've said that too many times, haven't I?

02:20And that's been the one...

02:22In my mind, when you're looking at the group and where we need to improve,

02:25that's been the one consistent flaw in our performances.

02:29When we've had the performance, when we've had the chances,

02:32we've not picked up enough three points and that's been the tale of it.

02:37And then when we've not been at our best,

02:39we've not been able to get over the line like Plymouth have today.

02:42Have you been in situations like this before in your career or not?

02:45What's key? Just raise a focus on what we can do?

02:49What on us? Yes, that's all we are.

02:51Prepare for Bristol, we know what they are.

02:53Obviously, they've got a big game for them.

02:55Monday night Leeds, which are determining obviously,

03:00can go to determine where they are.

03:02But again, we have to prepare for them at their best,

03:04them fighting for their three points to make sure they're in the playoffs.

03:07We're fighting for the three points to make sure we stay in this league.

03:10What do you make of a feel in the stadium today?

03:12By contrast, Plymouth noted down, the fans are singing at the end.

03:14It just felt stale.

03:16Yeah, but there's a nervousness and anxiousness.

03:18It comes with this, do you know what I mean?

03:20And to be fair, I spoke about the players before,

03:23we were prepared for that.

03:25All that there is and that comes with, like I said to you,

03:28that's something you have to be aware of and prepared for

03:31because you can't get wrapped up in it.

03:33We had to keep being patient, keep playing,

03:35keep trying to create the chances.

03:37I'm not looking forward to watching it back,

03:40so I know I'll be even more frustrated than I am right now speaking to you about it.

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