McGhee disappointed with Cup defeat

Mark McGhee
By grabar
February 19 2009

Motherwell boss Mark McGhee was disappointed after he watched his side slip to defeat in the Scottish Cup at St. Mirren Park.

 

McGhee said after the game,  "I'm disappointed to lose the game but we probably deserved to lose.  We were poor. We huffed and puffed and there was no lack of effort but there was no cohesion, fluency or quality.

"Our finishing was poor and we lost a shocking goal from a defensive point of view. We got what we deserved.

"I had high hopes given our recent form and the run we had been on. It was a TV game and I'm almost embarrassed, we let ourselves down badly.

"The supporters expected more, they expected us to get past St Mirren and play Celtic in the next round. I really thought we could get through tonight. This is the most disappointed I think I have been in my time as a manager."

Looking ahead to Sunday's game with Celtic he added, "We now have a major task to get the players ready for the Celtic game."

I am sure the 1100 Well fans who travelled through to Paisley wouldn't disagree with the boss