"I look at what these lads have done over the last two and a bit years and they've been absolutely brilliant," he said.
"I can't legislate for individual mistakes, so stuff like that doesn't make me angry.
"We play with such innocence we make it hard for ourselves and we seem to get punished for every mistake we make.
"It's such a harsh world. When you get in front you've certainly got to make sure you don't lose the game.
"I've said it many times before that teams open us up and score good goals. We have to hold our hands up and say we're giving teams a helping hand.
"One or two of the players maybe lost a bit of confidence particularly in the second half, but they kept going and I was pleased with that side of it.
"The mistakes we made today were in bad areas of the pitch. I'm the one that should probably be held responsible."
"There's lots of stuff to look at. What we're lucky with is that the players keep going."