Moyes: We Couldn't Keep Them Out

Last updated : 12 February 2004 By Brian Cartlidge

Moyes pointed to the Blues defenders as the difference between the two sides.

"When you are not scoring at one end and conceding at the other, you know what the outcome will be.

"If we had Birmingham's defenders we wouldn't have lost those goals. I'm concerned and there was nothing good we can take from that game at all.

"We can't complain about the outcome of the game because we couldn't keep them out.

"I'm concerned because the players are certainly capable of better performances.

"We played the players who were in form and had finished the game well against Manchester United on Saturday and we tried to do it again but it didn't happen.

"As a club we just did not perform well enough.

"I'd like us to get a win under our belts quickly so we can get some confidence from it and move on.

"If we play the way we did then we are not going to get that win.

"We did get the ball into the box on occasions, but we never got on the end of it."