We were dominant team and should have won the game - Duff

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MICHAEL Duff described Cheltenham Town as the “dominant team” in Saturday’s 1-1 draw at Oldham.

“In the end you take what you’ve got and get away but we dominated the game in every department, I felt,” he said.

“We had two penalties that weren’t given, but the referee somehow managed to book one of our players, when I thought it was a definite foul on Broomy (Ryan Broom).

“Alex (Addai) should probably have scored but it’s still a penalty, the second part of it.

“We had quite a few things go against us, so to go 1-0 down and come back was the most pleasing thing.”

Duff was also pleased with the impact of his subs, especially Jonte Smith and George Lloyd, who went on after 55 minutes.

“We didn’t start the second half particularly well after dominating the first half,” he said.

“It wasn’t a case of Gav (Reilly) or Jake (Doyle-hayes) being poor, but we needed to change something to break that sloppiness we dropped into.

“That’s what we want, we want everyone impacting the game.

“There is a good feeling about the players at the minute, people are coming on and affecting it.

“The two lads that came off just ran off the pitch. No waving their arms about being taken off.

“I felt we deserved the three points, so yes I am disappointed, but I am realistic to know you don’t always get what you deserve.

““Would you have taken a point away from home, probably, but the performances deserved more than a point.”

Duff also praised goalscorer Ryan Broom, saying: “Broomy has good energy and he lands in the box in good areas.

“He constantly breaks the backline, he’s been magnificent all season really.”

But despite feeling his side should have won, Duff is happy that the point keeps their unbeaten run going and maintains good momentum

“You could say it’s only two points from two games, but a tough game against Crewe and it’s keeping the scoreboard ticking over,” he said.

“The longer the unbeaten run, although obviously you’d rather win one, lose on as it’s three points, but you have to think of the bigger picture.

“We won’t play for two weeks now in the league. If we’d lost 1-0 we’d have been itching to go again. The key word is momentum.”

Duff admits he is now slightly frustrated that Cheltenham have no game next weekend with the game against Newport postponed due to the Welsh side’s international call-ups.

“No point in getting annoyed, nothing I can do, I’d just be winding myself up,” he said.

“The lads will probably have a weekend off and the staff will get out to games and things, so ideally it wouldn’t happen, it is what it is.”