"It's a massive sucker-punch to what seemed like a promising week. It's annoying that a game has been decided by that. It's just a tough one to take."
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Image source, Rex FeaturesStoke City left-back Eric Bocat says the last-gasp defeat at Millwall was a frustrating way to finish domestic matters before the international break.
Mihailo Ivanovic's controversial 94th minute penalty meant the Potters lost their second successive away game in stoppage time with Mark Robins' side now hovering precariously above the relegation zone by just one point.
"I don't think we could have done better than this because we stuck together all game long, we defended together, but that is football," the 25-year-old told BBC Radio Stoke.
"Last week against Coventry away it was the same – at the end of the game we conceded a goal at the end and came back home with zero points.
"Yeah, really frustrating, it is what it is but we have to stay focused and keep working together.
"We have a really good team that can hurt anybody in this league. We have eight games now to secure this team in this league."
Image source, Getty ImagesStoke boss Mark Robins was a frustrated man after seeing his side beaten by a "rubbish" stoppage-time goal at Millwall.
Mihailo Ivanovic's penalty, after Ben Wilmot was adjudged to have fouled Josh Coburn, gave the Lions the points after the game looked set to end in stalemate.
"It was a game short on quality all the way through apart from when we got on the ball," Robins told BBC Radio Stoke.
"First half, we played some reasonable football - they're spoilers, they set their stall out to do what they did, but we can't become embroiled in that, which happened in the second half.
"We ended up stopping playing our game, making mistakes, although we created some brilliant openings for Burger and then Junho hit the bar, then other times we picked the wrong option.
"What the referee has seen (for the penalty), I have no clue - their player put his arm inside Ben Wilmot's arm, then rolled, and I don't know what Ben's supposed to do because he can't get away from him, so then they go down together and he's bought the penalty. It's absolutely ridiculous.
"It's happened twice now - the game at Coventry where we conceded a rubbish goal and another rubbish goal at the end of this game."
Stoke will be at home to Queens Park Rangers in their first game after the international break, on 29 March.
Image source, PA MediaMark Robins has won three and lost five of his 12 league games since becoming Stoke City boss at the start of the year
Stoke City boss Mark Robins said his battling squad is "capable of doing a lot more" as they try to build on this week's important win over Blackburn Rovers when they face Millwall in the lunchtime kick-off on Saturday.
The Potters' 1-0 win on Wednesday was their first in five games and kept them four points clear of the Championship's relegation zone.
Speaking ahead of their trip to south-east London, Robins thinks Stoke's lowly position does not tell the whole story of what they have been through this term.
"I think we're capable of doing a lot more. I think the league position is something where we shouldn't necessarily be," he told BBC Radio Stoke.
"Injuries really impact a squad and it's felt like a perfect storm, and all of the things that could go wrong, go wrong. But you have to make the best of the hand you're dealt."
The Potters have been without a host of key players at various points this season because of injury and have had particular issues at left-back.
Although Edna Stevens will not face the Lions because of a slight knock, Eric Bocat is set to return.
"We need to keep everyone on the training ground, but it's a balancing act over how far we can push them because you need to push them beyond [their limit] to get any growth."
With nine games to go, Robins knows every point will be vital and has confidence in his players to stay clear of trouble.
"I think we're good enough and they're really capable players. I see good things, and some not so good things, but you can rectify things and put them right," he said.
"The big thing is we have to back performances up - so can we go and do that? Can we go and get these three points that we really want and really need?"
