Steve Cotterill was once again left to bemoan his side's misfortune in front of goal after seeing Nottingham Forest beaten 1-0 by Cardiff.
Mackay delighted to see Bluebirds dig deep
Steve Cotterill was once again left to bemoan his side's misfortune in front of goal after seeing Nottingham Forest beaten 1-0 by Cardiff.
Defeat at the City Ground saw the Reds equal an unwanted club record of seven games without a goal and means they will occupy a standing inside the Championship drop zone on New Year's Day.
Forest have now gone 10-and-a-half hours since they last found the target, with their struggles in the final third leaving their boss bemused.
Cotterill believes recent results have not reflected the level of performance put in by his side, and he feels that was the case against the Bluebirds.
He said: "We have had treble their number of shots and lost the game 1-0. It's difficult to take.
Pressure
"There's not a lot wrong with us but we are putting ourselves under immense pressure by not taking the chances that come along.
"Once more I am saying we didn't deserve to lose but that was certainly the case today. I thought we were the better team, but things are just not going for us.
"I don't think I have experienced a run like this but we will get ready to go again at Ipswich on Monday and try our best to make things happen for us.
"We have to do that because there is no fairy godmother who is going to give us it on a plate."
Cardiff boss Malky Mackay, who saw Kenny Miller net the only goal of the game on Saturday, feels Forest will come good eventually if they are able to maintain the standards they are showing at the moment.
Selfless
He said: "If Forest keep playing like that they won't have any problems. I've never had an easy game against Forest or against Steve Cotterill and I certainly didn't have one today.
"We toughed it out and that pleased me enormously because we had to work really hard and show a selfless side.
"There is a great spirit in this group and they had to work hard for each other. I was very proud of them.
"Forest had a lot of momentum at the start and we had to switch our system before half-time and in the second half we were a lot better.
"We defended well, played our football and made sure that our goalkeeper didn't really have a save to make."
