"We were fortunate that they had two men sent off. They are tough to play and they do get stuck in.
"It's frustrating to play against, but it is effective. The sendings-off certainly helped.''
He added: "We don't have a quality finisher here, which is a problem because we are only finishing about a third of the chances we create.
"We always concede and need to score at least two goals to win each game and if we are going to get out of this division, then that has got to change.
"Rob played well, but not as well as he has done this season, although he is always getting better. But there is still a lot of work for him to do.''