Peterborough United manager Darren Ferguson has bemoaned his side’s slow start after they succumbed to a second defeat in as many games, losing 1-0 to Oxford United.
Peterborough United have been tipped as contenders for promotion to the Championship, bringing in a number of players over the course of the summer transfer window. However, their start to the season is not that of promotion contenders, losing both of their opening games.
Oxford United defeated the Posh yesterday, with Cameron Brannagan’s goal the difference between the two sides. After the game, Ferguson spoke to the Peterborough Telegraph and bemoaned his side’s slow start.
Ferguson said:
“The penny has to drop. We can’t start matches like we have in the first two games and expect to win. We left ourselves a mountain to climb for the second match in a row.
“The goal we conceded was disappointing because we had worked on stopping their central midfielders getting on the ball near our penalty area, but we played 45 minutes with very little energy. They didn’t hurt us. There was still little in the game, but we were disappointing.
“But we should still have got something from this game. We were much improved in the second-half. We got on the front foot and camped in, but we just lacked the quality to get a goal.
“We had enough set pieces to expect something with a player of Marcus Maddison’s quality on the ball, but maybe the wind was putting him off.
“I will remain positive though. There was enough in the second-half display to give me confidence going forward.”
