Caddis: We had plenty of chances but moments and decision making are killing us

Paul Caddis has insisted his side were very good for the first 44 minutes in their numbing 3-0 defeat at Oxford City.

With Matt Preston sent off for a second bookable offence before the break, Oxford took the lead as Josh Ashby converted the resulting free kick. Speaking after the game, Caddis said this was the turning point.

And things went from bad to worse as a mistake by Michael Parker saw Tom Scott double his side's lead before things went from worse to awful with substitute Jack Bearne making it three with seven minutes to go. 

As Oxford chalked up their first win since thrashing Alfreton 5-0 on 2nd September, which was also the last time they kept a clean sheet, it was a night to forget for Hereford.

While it is only November, with three of the league's bottom four sides picking up three points on Tuesday, the Bulls could be at risk of being sucked into a relegation battle as they now lie just two points above the drop zone.

For the Bulls, they have now gone behind in 12 of the 15 league games played so far this season and have only kept one clean sheet - also against an Alfreton who never looked like scoring.

Speaking to BBC Hereford and Worcester's Carson Wishart, Caddis said: "The moments are killing us, moments in football are killing us at the moment.

"Again, as I just said, we had plenty of chances. For everyone to see, we were well dominant for the first 44 minutes and then a decision."

As the interview turned to playing two strikers, something which Caddis tried at Oxford, he said: "I'm not against playing two up front, I know these questions are coming and I'm not against it.

"We've played it at times this year and we've been successful at times, we've been less successful.

"We've scored more goals with one up front, we've scored some with two up front. 

"Individual decisions aren't down to shape. It isn't down to how many strikers you've got on the pitch, etcetera. We could have had five strikers on the pitch, we missed some brilliant opportunities. We then go make a mad decision at the other end, [and] you're one nil down after 44 minutes of one-sided, in my opinion.

"You're starting the second half with a man down and a goal down. So I don't think formations or tactics or anything like that plays into individual decisions."