Omer Riza spoke to the press after Cardiff City’s 1-0 defeat at home to Stoke City.
“I’m disappointed,” Omer began. “Disappointed for the fans, disappointed for the Club that we weren’t able to get what we needed, which was three points. We tried to go for it as much as we could, but we didn’t create enough clear-cut moments.
"The biggest chance fell to Isaak [Davies], and it could’ve gone in the back of the net and then we’re ahead with Stoke chasing. We have to deal better with first and second balls into the box. Although it’s a clear handball by Ashley Phillips, we have to deal with it better. It’s very disappointing, and we have four massive games to go, like they have been over the last ten games."
Omer continued: “It was always going to be a cagey game, and there were moments in the first half where we couldn’t apply the press the way we wanted to because they manipulated the ball well. We didn’t create enough when we had the ball, and that was disappointing.
"In the second half we went out to try and win the game. We went with as many attacking options as we could, but moments in games are key, and we’ve lost because of a basic moment that we have to deal with.”
The manager ended by looking ahead to the final four games of the season.
“We’ve still got four games to play and twelve points to play for, albeit they are tough games,” Omer concluded. “But if you’re going to get promoted you’ve got to win games, and it’s the same if you want to stay up. If we’re going to do it, we have to do it, it’s as simple as that. If we don’t, then the writing will be on the wall.
"We haven’t done enough today, but Sheffield United have lost their last three games and need to win, so we have to go there and try and win, and we will go there with belief.”