Birmingham City captain Michael Morrison reckons the Blues let their standards drop in the second-half after their 2-1 defeat to Burton Albion on Friday night.
Morrison - originally an injury doubt after suffering a broken nose against Bolton Wanderers on Tuesday night - started a match that looked to be heading Birmingham's way after former Brewer Jacques Maghoma opened the scoring from close-range on the 29th minute.
Albion had their fair share of chances in a first-half low on quality, but it was the Blues who headed to the changing rooms at the interval on top, with the Pirelli Stadium deflated and seemingly on the way to witnessing a fourth straight league defeat.
But that all changed when Albion raced out of the blocks in the second half, piling the pressure on their visitors for the first 15 minutes of a frantic second-half.
That pressure eventually told, when Marvin Sordell turned and fired a low shot past Blues 'keeper David Stockdale, with Lloyd Dyer putting the Brewers in front minutes later.
It was quite the turnaround - given Birmingham's relatively comfortable attitude after they went a goal ahead, but Morrison admits their second-half start was too relaxed.
"The first half I thought we played really well. We matched their intensity and played some good football," said a dejected Morrison post-match.
"We had a few good chances and Mags (Maghoma) has got the goal and it's looking rosy.
"We come in at half-time and said we need to maintain that standard.
"The second-half, we couldn't get up with it - they started going a bit longer, a bit more direct and to be honest, they ran over us.
Burton Albion 2 - 1 Birmingham City
"Which is disappointing, because the for the longest time I've been here at Birmingham, we've been a hard to beat, athletic side who have never been ran over.
"To be fair to Burton, they worked really hard and they deserved the win off the back of their performance in the second-half."
