Exeter City boss reflects on derby day draw

Exeter City manager Paul Tisdale applauded his players for the way they performed during the 1-1 draw against Plymouth in the Devon Derby at St James Park.

Liam Sercombe hit an opener in the first half following a spell of bright play by City. However Argyle began to exert pressure after half-time and Tis was happy with the spirit the team showed after being pegged back by Joe Lennox in an emotive derby.

“It was the sort of game we expected really,” said Tisdale.  “It was high-tempo, slippery and not much passing. The game was probably going to come down to mistakes or missed chances.

“The players didn’t do badly today by any stretch of the imagination. It was never going to be a particularly fluid game – it was going always to be scrappy.

“We did well in the first half. We had pressure and kept the pressure on for 30 seconds or a minute, and had a couple of waves and phases of play where we put pressure on the opposition.”

Despite the even nature of the game, the City manager acknowledged that the game might have taken a different turn had they converted the chances that they had carved for themselves.

“I’m sure their fans are going to be slightly happier than ours. But it’s a point, it’s not the end of the world.” 

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