Plymouth Argyle 0 Millwall 0

Last updated : 30 October 2005 By Footymad Previewer
Plymouth Argyle manager Tony Pulis bemoaned his side's lack of fortune after two of the Coca-Cola Championship's strugglers fought out an insipid goalless draw at Home Park.

The Pilgrims came closest to breaking the stalemate when Northern Ireland international Tony Capaldi hit the post early in the second half.

"That's four times in the last two games that we have hit the post," said Pulis. "We need a little bit of luck. We have created the opportunities to go in front, and we have not taken those opportunities.

"We mustn't get too despondent - that's only one defeat in seven games - but we know we need to improve in certain areas.

"The big disappointment today was that, for a majority of the game, I thought we were better than Millwall - we created the better chances, had the better opportunities."

The visitors could have nicked a victory as the game opened up towards the end, with goalkeeper Romain Larrieu making a series of saves to keep things deadlocked, including a fine block from substitute Marvin Elliott's fierce header.

"Romain made three very, very good saves and we are indebted to him," said Pulis. "But that's because we were pushing forward, trying to win the game.

"We made three substitutions, bringing all the forwards on that we had on the bench to try and win the game. To be honest, we were stretched in the last quarter of an hour, but that was because we were trying to win the game.

"We have got round the back of them a few times, got crosses in, but we are not looking as though we are going to score at the moment. That is worrying, obviously, because you have got to score goals to win games."

Millwall manager Colin Lee felt that a point apiece was the right result.

"I don't think it was fair for anyone to win, to be honest," he said. "You have got to say that it was a poor standard.

"I think that if either team could have produced a bit of magic or burst of high energy, they would have won the game.

"The quality wasn't there. You have got to be honest about it."