'The second goal deflated us' - Short

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Oxford United caretaker manager Craig Short was unhappy with the manner of the second goal in their 2-1 defeat at Ipswich.

Chuba Akpom scored the winner after 40 minutes, six minutes after Will Lankshear levelled from Jaden Philogene's opener.

Short said Oxford did not defend well enough.

"In the last two games, I've said I want performances and we'll see where we go from there.

"This is a difficult place to come in a busy period, confidence is low. We stuck at it, stayed in the game. I was disappointed when we got back to 1-1, you know we'll have to defend and we had to like we did against Southampton.

"If you stay in the game you've got people to come on and be a threat at the end. The second goal was soft and it deflated us."

Short added that, while he'll need to pick the players up, he is confident results will improve if they continue to show the same attitude.

"The lads are flat but they've got confidence because of the performance. Everyone is going to play their part in this busy period; it is a massive game on Sunday [against Sheffield United].

"If they have the attitude and desire of today, they'll have a chance."

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