Mixed emotions for Hogg after Cobblers hold the league leaders
Although he was delighted with his side’s performance, Chris Hogg admitted he felt a tinge of ‘frustration’ at not taking all three points after Cobblers held table-topping Salford to a 1-1 draw on Saturday.
Salford had won eight league games in a row and were five points clear at the top of League Two, but there was little evidence of that for an hour at Moor Lane as Town made most of the running.
Elliott Moore’s early goal gave them a deserved lead at half-time and they had chances to score a second before Kallum Cesay earned Salford a point with a 65th-minute leveller.
“It was a good challenge for us given their form and where they are in the league and I was really pleased with a lot of the performance,” said Hogg. “I’m just disappointed for the players because they put in so much effort and only came out with a point.
“Before the game a lot of people would probably have seen it as a great point but when you reflect on the game and the level of commitment, the level of control we had at times, and some of the defending and some of the attacking, I felt we were the better team for a large majority of the game.
“That the pleasing thing. The performance was at a really good level and that’s what I asked of the players before the game. There’s just a bit of frustration because I thought we showed some good qualities, with and without the ball, but I’m definitely not frustrated with the performance.”