Colchester boss John Ward insists his side need to be more clinical after they were held at home.
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02:51, 11 Feb 2013Updated 05:38, 11 Feb 2013
Colchester boss John Ward insists his side need to be more clinical after they were held at home.
The Us went ahead through Andy Bond’s 22nd-minute header but they failed to take their chances and Reda Johnson drew Plymouth level just after the break.
Lee Molyneux saw red for Plymouth late on after receiving a second yellow card but they held on for a point.
“We hadn’t finished the opportunities in the first half, but we had them in the second half,” Ward said.
“We’ve done a lot of good things in the game and we’ve played against a good side.
“But we’ve stood up to them and we’ve now gone six matches without a defeat. We’re tough to beat but we have to finish off our forward moves.
“We just haven’t quite been clinical enough in the first six league games to give us a point or two more.
Plymouth manager Peter Reid bemoaned his side’s first-half display.
“Sometimes you have to earn the right to play football and in the first half we didn’t,” said Reid.