Steve Cotterill has expressed his disappointment at Nottingham Forest's 1-1 draw with Watford.
The Reds manager was, however, impressed with his side's application and he praised the quality within the squad.
He told the club's official website: "We played really well, created an abundance of chances, didn't take them and are left feeling slightly disappointed.
"But we've got 17 matches left and if we give the same kind of performance at Middlesbrough on Tuesday night I will be very pleased.
"Having said that, we have not been as bad as our results might indicate. A lot of the games we have lost have been similar to today's but we can take some positives from this.
"We've picked up a point, gone up a place in the table and now we've got to start scratching away at the people above us."
The match at the City Ground was the first Forest fixture since the tragic death of club owner Nigel Doughty.
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