City’s youngsters drew 2-2 with PSV Eindhoven on Friday evening, sharing the spoils in our first Group A game of the Premier League International Cup.
We took the lead just after the half-hour mark through an Emilio Lawrence strike.
But an equaliser just before half-time, a Jack Wint own-goal forced by a Dele Thomas’ ranged strike followed by a Thomas goal, also from distance, left City trailing.
It was in our final attack of the game our young boys in blue found the all-important equaliser, through a composed finish by substitute Reigan Heskey.
And the Lead Coach felt that his team should have been further ahead following a handful of dangerous chances in the first half, an aspect of our game his side will continue to work on ahead of our final few games in 2025.
“I think in the end when you’re losing in the back end of the game and you get a point then okay you have to take it,” began Wilkinson.
“But I think then game should have been over really in the first half.
“I think we created so many chances, so many moments. To go in 1-1 was criminal really on our behalf in terms of A being more clinical and being three or four nil up and B conceding a goal in the last sort of action in the first half.
“I think those two things we are really disappointed with. I think the second half was a lot more even. We didn’t play as well. We were not as intent with our pressing maybe and I thought we weren’t as clean with the ball.
“So I think the second half was a much more even game but I think in the first half we created so many opportunities that we really should have been clear.”
Watch Wilkinson’s post-match interview in full via the video above…
