Soccer
Luke Williams backs Harry Leonard after missed chances against Stevenage
Peterborough boss Luke Williams refused to blame striker Harry Leonard after his side’s goalless draw with winless Stevenage.
The Posh striker failed to hit the target with glaring opportunities in both halves as the hosts were forced to settle for a point.
United failed to trouble Boro back-up keeper Daniel Barden as Alex Bass made a couple of fine saves to secure a point.
Leonard has netted two of Posh’s three league goals so far this term, but they have failed to score in their last two outings.
Williams insisted: “We back Harry.
“Every striker will miss chances during their career and have leaner spells. Harry’s been a consistently good performer and will be fine.
“Goals change games and give you a bit of a bounce in your step and I think if we take one of those early chances then it could have been a different game.
“It wasn’t to be. That was a bit frustrating, but they are a difficult opponent to play against.
“This team, I think it’s fair to say, are built on their defensive structure. We started to lose some energy and it became more energy for us to make a breakthrough.”
It was a game which was devoid of real quality as both sides struggled to take hold of proceedings.
But Stevenage boss Alex Revell believes his side’s first win of the season is just around the corner after the stalemate.
Revell reflected: “There were plenty of positives and I’m really proud of the group.
“They’ve run into the ground for each other and played some really good football.
“It’s two years in a row where we’ve come here, maybe three years in a row, where we’ve not got what we deserved.
“We’ve had a huge moment before half-time and we didn’t take it. We can’t keep coming in and saying we’re not taking them [chances] when we’re getting them.
“It’s the first clean sheet and the way the back four worked… we’ve got a group of people who want to fight for each other and that’s what we want.
“They put in a really good performance, but it’s that fight that we’ve got back I’m really pleased with.
“We’ve got lads with cuts on their feet, but they don’t want to come off. They want to play for their mates and that’s a really special place to be.”
