Derry City's Mark Connolly react's to Friday's disappointing draw with Cork City

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Derry City defender Mark Connolly admits the Candy Stripes were frustrated by their display in Friday's scoreless draw with bottom of the table Cork City at Brandywell Stadium.

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00:01Mark, fair enough to say, frustration is probably the first word you think of after that.

00:05Yeah, definitely frustrated.

00:08I think we huffed and puffed for most of the night.

00:11We just didn't do enough to maybe get that goal tonight

00:14against a Corp team that, like I said, are fighting down the bottom.

00:18Every point's a massive point for them.

00:21And tonight we just didn't do enough to win the football match.

00:24They made it difficult for you, but you'll probably be disappointed

00:28the number of chances that you've created.

00:30Yeah, no, definitely.

00:31Listen, the first goal, once you get the first goal, the game changes.

00:36And unfortunately, like you said, we created enough moments.

00:39I don't know how big a chance is there, but we created enough moments

00:42to maybe get into areas and definitely hurt them.

00:46And unfortunately, we just didn't take them.

00:49So, like I said, it's something you can't really put your finger on,

00:51but it is something frustrating at night.

00:53Fans are frustrated after that there.

00:56And all we can do is go our season and go again.

00:58There wasn't a bit of a hangover from the result in Tala, perhaps?

01:02No, no.

01:03The trend's been good this week.

01:05People want to hear that, but the trend's been good this week.

01:07Boys are raring to go for tonight.

01:09And it just was one of them things that we just didn't get that first goal.

01:13Like I said, if you score the first goal, the game changes.

01:16They come out.

01:17It opens up more areas in the pitch for your attacking players

01:20to maybe go and isolate their back four and stuff at times.

01:24But we didn't do that.

01:26And that's something that we need to look at.

01:28Because, obviously, they came here.

01:30They were in a really low block.

01:32And we just didn't do enough to break that down.

01:35I was speaking there before that we obviously played Waterford a few weeks ago

01:38and scored seven goals.

01:39And, you know, you're thinking and expecting that to be every home game

01:43and that happens.

01:44But, unfortunately, that wasn't going to be tonight.

01:45And we'll obviously look over it and look at the things we can do better to change that.

01:50I think that one makes it two points from a possible 12

01:53after what was previously a great run of form.

01:55Can you put your finger on what's happened in that moment?

01:57No, absolutely not.

01:58It's one of them things.

01:59It's an inconsistency that we need to change as players and as a team.

02:04That we need to get back and win in football matches.

02:07Because there's no better feeling when you're winning.

02:09And when we went on that run and we were winning games,

02:12it was brilliant.

02:13You can go home with a smile on your face.

02:16Everyone's happy.

02:17But now, listen again, we're into that difficult moment

02:20where we haven't won football matches in the last few weeks.

02:22So, we need to put that right against a tough game next week

02:26against Trogheda in the Cup.

02:27So, we need to be ready.

02:28I was going to say that.

02:29I mean, the league's part now for a week or so.

02:31The Cup coming in, which is obviously always a big thing in Derry.

02:33But is it arriving maybe at just the right time for you?

02:35Yeah, listen, whatever the next game is, we want to go and put it right.

02:39But next Saturday is a massive game.

02:41The Cup, from what I've learned being here at the club,

02:44the Cup's a massive thing for the city.

02:47I've been involved in two cup finals.

02:50Obviously, one we've won and one we've lost.

02:52So, I know how much the fans love it.

02:54So, next weekend's a massive game.

02:56It's okay.

02:57What, for ease of smiling the show?

03:00Even as long as they're telling us,

03:02as much fanbase isn't realized by playing the club,

03:04that I can give you an idea to be able to play the club,

03:07It's okay to set out all kinds of moves in a little easier.

03:11Contrib stack at Champions,

03:13but bye now.

03:16What the Wentre� do with me too!

03:17.

03:18It's very scary to see.

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