JFH fumes as penalty not given to Brewers at the finish
BUT BOSS IS NOT SURE HIS SIDE DESERVED A VICTORY
JIMMY Floyd Hasselbaink was livid about the penalty appeal that was turned down for Burton Albion in the last few minutes of their 1-1 draw with Gillingham.
Harry Chapman raced for a pass down the inside right channel and appeared to be bundled over by Gillingham centre-half Max Ehmer.
“One hundred per cent it’s a penalty,” said the Brewers manager.
“The referee said to me it was shoulder to shoulder. It was not shoulder to shoulder. One player was running towards the ball, the other player is not even looking at the ball and he just barged him. It’s a penalty.”
That said, Hasselbaink was not sure his side deserved to take more than one point from a game in which they fell behind in the 18th minute and equalised in the 46th.
Several good chances went begging for both sides during the game but most of Burton’s best ones were in the last third of the game.
“That’s a different thing,” said Hasselbaink.
“We could have won it but we could have lost it as well. I think it ended up being quite even.
“If you look at all the chances in the second half, my keeper made one good save.
“We had a few good penetrations, didn’t make the right decisions and their keeper made, I think, two good saves.
“We tried to disturb them but they are a good side, a very difficult side.
“Vadaine Olive up front is very difficult to defend and they have people around him.
“Mustapha Carayol gave Tom Hamer trouble.
“Since I’ve been here, that’s the first player who has given Tom problems.”
The manager said his instructions had not changed from one half to the other, although Burton did better after the break.
“In the first half we didn’t do as well as I would have liked but in the second half we were the better team,” he said.
“We knew we needed to play out from the back to cause them problems in the final third. At times we dwelt on the ball and gave them a chance.
“We needed to come up with something individual, a one-two or a shot, to work the goalkeeper and that was not always right – but we are getting there.
“At times we were good at it and got quickly into the final third.”
It was an impressive full debut for Chapman, on loan from Blackburn Rovers, as he gave Gillingham problems with his direct running.
“Harry is a confident boy. He understands the game, gives you something different and he had a lot of good moments, especially in the first half.
“He gives you a lot going that way (forwards). We need to work with him about going the other way but, at the same time, we don’t want to take that other side away from him. It’s a balance.
“In the second half he was getting tired. I had intended to give him 70 minutes max because he hasn’t played 90 minutes yet (this season).
“But he was so much in the game and he was our outlet, so I couldn’t take him out. Actually, it was a big
decision to play him. I had wanted to give him another week of training but he had looked really good in training and I thought ‘get on with it.’
“He needs to get fitter but if we can get that right with him, he could be a very good player for us.”
Haasselbaink was happy to see striker Kane Hemmings get off the mark with the Brewers’ equaliser.
“I’m pleased for Kane. It’s always good to get your name on the scoresheet and to score when you’ve already had a chance you should put away.”
On-loan teenage striker Daniel Jebbison had a chance to grab the glory in the last minute when he ran on to Tom Hamer’s pass but had his shot saved.
“It was a great opportunity and he got on the end of it. When he gets those chances he needs to be more confident but at least he got the chance and now we can work on him finishing them off.”