Daniel Stendel says his Barnsley players may have thought the game was won when they took the lead early against Coventry City.
The Reds, who had not conceded in seven matches, went in front through Alex Mowatt but conceded an equaliser then, after Cauley Woodrow made it 2-1, the visitors levelled again.
Head coach Stendel said: “We had not conceded in seven games so when we scored early we thought a little bit that we had won the game. Maybe we didn’t concentrate enough in the box to score the 2-0 goal. That was the biggest thing for me, and we didn’t defend so well today.”
The Reds dominated large periods of the game but the visitors had the better chances at 2-2 with goalkeeper Adam Davies making several crucial saves. Stendel said: “The draw is OK, but we wanted to win and we are a little bit disappointed. In the first half, we had a lot of chances and played very well but Coventry scored their only chance.
“In the second half it was a close game and we gave them a lot of space and some chances because we were trying to win the game but we have a good goalkeeper Adam Davies and we expect he will make saves.”
Asked if he was concerned that his side had drawn three of their last four matches, he said: “We have had big games in the last weeks against teams in the top six and we have had players suspended and we have missed Kieffer (Moore, top-scorer) in some situations. But it’s not too easy to play well every week and I am very proud with my team for how they are playing.
“It is a big time in the season, you can see the players want to win every game. Last week we got a bit of luck to win the game (at Walsall) but this time we didn’t. We have 18 points to play for and we want to get them all.”
