Hasselbaink not excited by Burton's dour win over Southend
ByPA Sport
Published 03/10/2015 at 19:44 GMT
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink admitted the 1-0 victory for Sky Bet League One pacesetters Burton was anything but a classic against in-form Southend.
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink was far from impressed after a scrappy win
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Only a second-half own goal by Luke Prosser separated the sides as the Essex outfit's three-game winning streak came to an unfortunate end.
Burton boss Hasselbaink said: "It was not a classic to be honest, not one you would say 'wow' or get excited about.
"It was a very difficult game in which we had to battle, dig in deep and make sure we were organised.
"I think we did that well. We were fortunate with the goal but if you don't keep knocking on the door, you're not going to get it.
"We battled like them, though I think Southend will be feeling a little hard done by.
"It was a very good win because you need to be successful in this type of game.
"Southend are very good at what they do. They play a lot of diagonals and their strikers are a handful.
"They are a hard side who are difficult to play against, but overall I thought we dealt with them quite well apart from a couple of mistakes."
Prosser could only help the ball into his own net after Burton midfielder Tom Naylor drilled a low shot into the box in the 51st minute.
Joe Pigott and David Mooney had chances to level the scores as Southend pressed hard in the closing stages, leaving manager Phil Brown disappointed with the outcome.
He said: "I thought it was a very close game and a good away performance that showed how far we've come.
"I thought we threw the kitchen sink at them at the end and had a couple of great chances to score.
"These were clear-cut chances and to be denied a point or three by a shot that was squirming wide and has come off one of my defenders is disappointing to say the least.
"It was a good tight and even game, but I honestly think the best team lost.
"At times, I thought we showed the quality that's required to be successful at any level of football.
"Unfortunately, we didn't come out of the traps at the start of the second half - and that's the reason we lost the game.
"But Burton have got resilience under Jimmy and grinding out one-nil results like that will stand them in good stead.
Burton had failed to capitalise on their best moments in the first period.
Nasser El Khayati had a shot deflected wide, Mark Duffy's rising 20-yard drive was tipped over by Blues keeper Daniel Bentley and John Mousinho missed the target with a header.
After the break, substitute Matty Palmer and Duffy both went close in a spell of heavy Burton pressure that resulted in Prosser's own goal.
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