Paul Caddis has been assessing his side's performance after a frustrating 1-1 draw against Peterborough Sports
A furious Paul Caddis admitted he was the angriest he has ever been as Hereford manager after Tuesday's 1-1 draw at home to Peterborough Sports.
Despite taking the lead in the first half thanks to Montel Gibson, Peterborough refused to go down without putting up a fight as Dion Sembie-Ferris equalised in the second half from a free kick.
With 2,557 inside Edgar Street hoping for three points against the Turbines, who were looking to avoid their third straight defeat, Caddis referred to a "nervous energy" which could have affected his team's performance.
But assessing the evening in his post-match interview with local media, Caddis said it had been frustrating as his team lost control of possession and allowed Sports the one chance they needed to get something out of the game.
Asked if he was disappointed with the result, Caddis said: "Not happy at all with it, I thought first half we controlled the game, thought we played on the front foot. Second half, I said to the players at halftime, when you play against teams like Peterborough Sports, they're happy to come and sit in and wait on one opportunity.
"They got that, that's where they started and then from there, it was just massive nervous energy on the pitch. We just started kicking the ball to be honest, we lost control, we got a bit nervous in possession, with no one to put their foot on it and try and pass it and try and get back in control of the game and it just became such a frustrating night.
"Really disappointed, really annoyed, really frustrated, probably the angriest I've been since I took over. A lot of emotions at the moment."
Having won one and drawn two of their opening games, the Bulls lie 10th in the Vanarama National League North table - four points behind Scunthorpe United, Curzon Ashton, Kidderminster Harriers and Buxton with a maximum of nine points.
He said his side created half chances without creating anything spectacular and he thought the Bulls' energy would have won the game - but it tailed off after the 55th minute and a 20-minute spell saw the visitors outmuscle Hereford.
For Hereford's aspirations, "it's not good enough", he concluded, with nervousness, a lack of calmness and maturity all contributory factors.
"The buck stops with me, we've got to do better and I've got to do better. As much as you can look at the other side and say we're still unbeaten, getting off to such a good start with South Shields and a credible point at Chorley.
"But I've got aspirations to be bigger and better than that, I want to get as high up the division as we can and we got sucker-punched with that set piece.
"It's difficult because set pieces are a mental thing, it's literally you and the person you're up against. You don't let them score, it's not a tactical thing, it's not asking people to play a ball with a weaker foot.
"All we're asking for is people to have a bit of mentality, a bit of grit and a bit of grind to go 'you're not scoring, no matter what, anything else can happen, you're not scoring'.
"We've lacked that and we've lacked that at the club for a while and it's something I'll take responsibility for."
Hereford are in action twice over the bank holiday weekend, heading to Southport on Saturday before newly-promoted Radcliffe visit Edgar Street on Monday.