Redfearn: We deserved something
leedsunited.com 6/4/15
Neil Redfearn felt his side deserved to take something from the game after seeing Wolves snatch a later winner in Monday evening’s 4-3 thriller at Molineux.
United had gone ahead after just 11 minutes through Charlie Taylor’s first senior goal for the club, but the hosts twice struck back courtesy of Nouha Dicko to take a slender 2-1 lead into half-time.
And Benik Afobe added their third within three minutes of the restart – a goal which looked to have put the game beyond the reach of Redfearn’s men.
However, after a Danny Batth own goal had offered a glimmer of hope, a stunning Alex Mowatt strike drew the visitors level on 74 minutes and the game was suddenly firmly poised again.
Both sides looked to be fancying their chances in the final 10 minutes, with United introducing Billy Sharp in attack, but it was Wolves who clinched the three points via substitute Dave Edward’s late header.
Redfearn said: "I thought they were the better side in the first half, if I’m honest.
"But I thought we did okay and I was hoping that we’d get into half-time at 1-1 and then we could shuffle it around a bit.
"The goal before half-time was disappointing, as was the goal just after half-time which put them 3-1 up.
"After that, I thought we totally got a stranglehold on the game. I thought, for half an hour after that, we totally bossed it.
"I thought the three in midfield of Murphy, Phillips and Mowatt ran it in that period.
"The own goal came from a weight of pressure because we had the ball. The kid was under pressure so he sliced it in his own net.
"Then I thought the third goal – the equaliser – was just an outstanding goal.
"The build-up, the ball into the front and the lay-off, then Alex’s strike was unbelievable.
"Really at that point, we deserved something. We deserved something out of that game today and I don’t think Wolves could argue with that because we did enough."
On Wolves’ winner, Redfearn added: "It’s like anything else, you’ve got to be dealing with balls coming into the box.
"The lad got the ball in the box at the death, he got a touch and it went into the net. It’s disappointing."
Neil Redfearn felt his side deserved to take something from the game after seeing Wolves snatch a later winner in Monday evening’s 4-3 thriller at Molineux.
United had gone ahead after just 11 minutes through Charlie Taylor’s first senior goal for the club, but the hosts twice struck back courtesy of Nouha Dicko to take a slender 2-1 lead into half-time.
And Benik Afobe added their third within three minutes of the restart – a goal which looked to have put the game beyond the reach of Redfearn’s men.
However, after a Danny Batth own goal had offered a glimmer of hope, a stunning Alex Mowatt strike drew the visitors level on 74 minutes and the game was suddenly firmly poised again.
Both sides looked to be fancying their chances in the final 10 minutes, with United introducing Billy Sharp in attack, but it was Wolves who clinched the three points via substitute Dave Edward’s late header.
Redfearn said: "I thought they were the better side in the first half, if I’m honest.
"But I thought we did okay and I was hoping that we’d get into half-time at 1-1 and then we could shuffle it around a bit.
"The goal before half-time was disappointing, as was the goal just after half-time which put them 3-1 up.
"After that, I thought we totally got a stranglehold on the game. I thought, for half an hour after that, we totally bossed it.
"I thought the three in midfield of Murphy, Phillips and Mowatt ran it in that period.
"The own goal came from a weight of pressure because we had the ball. The kid was under pressure so he sliced it in his own net.
"Then I thought the third goal – the equaliser – was just an outstanding goal.
"The build-up, the ball into the front and the lay-off, then Alex’s strike was unbelievable.
"Really at that point, we deserved something. We deserved something out of that game today and I don’t think Wolves could argue with that because we did enough."
On Wolves’ winner, Redfearn added: "It’s like anything else, you’ve got to be dealing with balls coming into the box.
"The lad got the ball in the box at the death, he got a touch and it went into the net. It’s disappointing."
