By Kyle Gunn
St Mirren skipper Joe Shaughnessy was sickened to lose out late on to Hibs on Saturday to make it eight defeats out of 9 video games for boss Stephen Robinson.
Saints have now conceded 20 targets underneath the previous Motherwell gaffer and never even a change to a again 5 formation might assist Saints maintain a uncommon clear sheet.
The central defender reckons a degree would have been an honest outcome however The Buddies have been unable to forestall a fifth consecutive defeat.
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Shaughnessy instructed Categorical Sport: “We defended fairly nicely for the entire recreation, you realize, that we restricted them to not many probabilities.
“The objective that they scored, you realize, bought just a little ricochet from that once I went into the sort out and he’s completed it nicely, nevertheless it’s simply annoying as a result of they didn’t have a lot else within the second half in the entire recreation, actually.
“It’s sickening to lose it like that.
“That’s what it felt like on the pitch. It felt like we have been in management, you realize.
“As I stated, they weren’t actually threatening us and it’s irritating. It seemed prefer it was gonna simply be a 0-0 and that may’ve been tremendous, nevertheless it’s is irritating when that occurs.”
Scott Tanser, coming back from harm, slotted into the wingback position on the left hand facet of the again 5.
He might have equalised late on for St Mirren however his effort got here crashing again off of the crossbar because the Paisley membership look to be all lucked out at this second in time.
Now they head to Perth on Saturday for a vital conflict towards St Johnstone, who're solely 5 factors behind them, and at present occupy the relegation playoff place.
Shaughnessy, who beforehand captained the McDiarmid Park facet for 2 years between 2017 and 2019, is aware of the expertise within the Paisley squad may very well be the distinction between what division they're enjoying in subsequent time period, particularly the likes of Alan Energy who went down by way of the playoff route with Kilmarnock simply 12 months in the past.
He continued: “I believe that I’ve been within the recreation lengthy sufficient to know that that does occur. If you’re on a foul run, little issues go towards you.
“Tanser’s shot on the finish simply comes off the bar, if it’s three or 4 inches decrease, it’s in all probability going to go bouncing in and simply little issues like that, the place simply not falling for us on the minute, nevertheless it’s necessary simply to form of maintain going and, you realize, an enormous recreation subsequent week.
“Yeah, I imply the great factor is there’s loads of expertise within the squad. , quite a lot of us have been in conditions like this earlier than, so it’s only a case of attempting to not to not get two down and stick collectively and simply be certain that we, you realize, work laborious for subsequent week."
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