7:50am Saturday 28th August 2010
By Simon Parker
Frustrated Peter Taylor took the blame for City’s woeful Valley Parade loss to South-end last night.
The Bantams were beaten 2-0 – their third loss in four in the league – and were second best throughout a depressing game.
It was a total contrast to the way they had played against Preston three days before. And afterwards, the City chief held up his hand to take the rap.
Taylor said: “I’m the one that’s put the players together and when they play like that, it’s my fault.
“If we were flying now and being the best team in the country, then I’d be lording it. I’d be saying that’s down to me.
“I’ve signed the majority of players so the way we’ve played is down to me. We’ve got no excuses.
“We’re too inconsistent and it’s not good enough. Southend had extra-time on Tuesday like ourselves but they looked hungrier, fitter and better than us.”
Taylor admitted he was baffled at his side’s failure to string decent displays together. They rarely tested the Southend goal even when the visitors were down to ten men after defender Sean Clohessy’s red card.
“It was totally opposite to Tuesday night. But I don’t really know what performance we are going to give at the minute.
“I don’t think anybody’s got a clue how we are going to perform and who’s going to turn up and be confident or who’s going to be nervous.
“I would have thought we’d be (confident) but come kick-off time it doesn’t seem to work out that way.
“We seem to need to have a fantastic start for us to be really confident but it hasn’t happened this year.”
Half-time substitute Jake Speight injected some passion into City’s play. Having shaken off his knee injury, the striker is set to be rewarded with a full game against Port Vale next week.
Taylor said: “He was very close to starting and we thought he had an hour in him. He showed a couple of glimpses.
“That won’t do him any harm so he’ll have a good week.”
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