Doherty: It was important we didn't lose
10:51am Wednesday 24th October 2012 in Latest Sport By Andy Carswell
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GARY Doherty said it was important Wanderers didn't lose to Barnet last night after being defeated at Port Vale on Saturday.
Blues created more of the few chances created in a game low on quality, which Doherty attributed to his team-mates being tired after chasing high flying Vale with just ten men for the whole second half.
Asked if he was happy with a point from a goalless draw, the Blues skipper said: "Probably I am just because of Saturday. If we had eleven men on Saturday and only got a point tonight it would have been disappointing.
"You want to get three points in your home games. We had a really tough game on Saturday on a heavy pitch and maybe that affected a few of the lads tonight, who weren't as sharp as we wanted to be going forward.
"It was important we didn't lose tonight. We ground it out, got a point and it's another builder."
Doherty was happy to keep another clean sheet - Blues' second in three games after a long run without one - as Wanderers bounced back from a 4-1 loss at Vale Park.
He said that's down to the work caretaker boss Gareth Ainsworth has done on the training ground to implement a new tactical plan.
The former Ireland international side: "We are well organised. Gaz has got us well drilled on the training ground and we are working harder for each other.
"Two clean sheets out of three is a good thing - things are looking a bit better at the back. We had the disaster at Port Vale, letting in four, but I think that was a bit harsh on us.
"It looks terrible on the scoreline. We were comfortable until we went down to ten men and I think maybe we suffered from that tonight. We were a bit leggy, we had a couple of hamstring injuries and you get that when you're playing with ten men on a big old pitch at Port Vale."
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