Nigel Pearson told his Bristol City players there's no excuse not to maintain the levels of performance shown in the draw against Watford when they return from the World Cup break.
The Robins dominated Slaven Bilic's promotion hopefuls but left Ashton Gate with just a point after failing to take their chances in front of goal. The Hornets manager was certainly the happier of the two bosses at the full-time whistle and described City's performance as "very good."
It was a positive showing to head into the four-week period but ultimately, City had little to show for their efforts. It was a similar story in the home defeat to Sheffield United with Pearson's side now on a run of two wins from 14 matches.
