Walsall getting 'close' insists Mat Sadler after Shrewsbury defeat
Mat Sadler was disappointed with the goals that Walsall conceded in their 3-2 defeat against Shrewsbury Town in the EFL Trophy.
The Saddlers generated 25 shots and hit eight on target with Danny Johnson and Isaac Hutchinson finding the net.
However, Shrewsbury were the more clinical of the two sides, and recovered from an early setback to take charge in the contest courtesy of goals from Daniel Udoh, Mal Benning and Ryan Bowman.
While Sadler was impressed by the attacking pressure that his team applied, he insists that Walsall's focus must be on keeping the scores down in games.
"Because there was nothing riding on the game, you get that little bit of gung-ho attitude to it potentially," Sadler said.
"But I wanted to win the game and I was disappointed with the goals that we conceded.
"We always look a threat, and it's another 25 shots. Plenty to like about it, but frustrated that we need to get back to keeping zeros and ones.
"That needs to be our real focus and then those small bits will start to add up to bigger things.
"We are a good team, and we are close to being a very good team. Clearly we need to get some of those bodies back."
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