Argyle’s 0-0 draw at Watford on Saturday lunchtime carries with it some mixed feelings.
In isolation, it is a good point, and a good performance. Watford started the day 10th, with play-off aspirations, and have a good home record. Argyle not only nullified their threats, especially in the first half, and prevented the Hornets from scoring, but had opportunities of their own.
Ultimately, neither side had the quality to get a goal that would have won them the game and bag them another two points to aid their respective seasonal targets.
For Miron Muslic, it was a situation that needed balancing. He knows a win was the optimum result, and that Argyle will rue some missed opportunities. However, the Greens put in a solid, organised away performance that will hopefully stand them in good stead for the remaining seven, crucial games.
“It's a point and we take it, I think,” Muslic said, after the game. “The lads did it brilliant; first half, we didn't allow Watford a shot on target. Believe me, this is a hell of a task; this is a good team.
“We had consistently this transition threat, and I think that's the next step for us. We have to take advantage of so many regains, so many transition opportunities just to be effective, to be clinical, to reward ourselves - and to score the goal.
“I think, in the second half, the game changed a little bit. Watford became more dominant. but we still had so many transition opportunities.
“We were in a challenging situation, especially after two defeats. Still coming here and believe that we can keep the structure, believe that we can defend, believe that we can also be a threat offensively, especially in transition shows that we, as a team, we believe.
“That was maybe the most difficult part, because you feel that the game can change, but you also feel that we have so many transition opportunities and so many regains. The game gave us a possible loss, but also a possible win.
“Even second half, we had two big goalscoring opportunities. But like I said, I want to take the positive with the team defensively.”
