'The only negative is that we've not won the game' - Heckingbottom
Heckingbottom: 'We were sloppy with the ball'
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Preston North End boss Paul Heckingbottom gave his view of his side's 2-2 draw against Hull City at the MKM Stadium.
North End went two goals up inside the opening 10 minutes courtesy of Thierry Small and Michael Smith, before two goals from Oli McBurnie led to the points being shared.
"I think overall it shows how far we've come, yet how far we've still got to go if we want to be a serious team," Heckingbottom told BBC Radio Lancashire.
"The fact that we're so disappointed having come here, shows how far we've come.
"I'd give our defenders that situation to defend 99 times out of 100 and we'd get it right, that's why we're all disappointed in there,
"It's not all down to that. Second half we have more chances again because we're forced to play, Thierry (Small) is getting crosses into the box, which he didn't do in the first half, there's so many positives - the only negative is that we've not won the game."
Heckingbottom's side sit in sixth place on 13 points from their opening eight games, having lost just once in the league.
Despite their strong start to the Championship campaign, they have won just one of their past five league games following their EFL Cup defeat by Wrexham in August.
"We were sloppy with the ball to be honest, the first goal, and credit to the players because I thought we got a bit more control then and didn't panic and played our way back in because the crowd were up," added Heckingbottom.
"We gave them the first goal and then recovered well and passed the ball better towards the end so we were very good without the ball, and the players executed the game plan, were really clinical, ferocious without the ball, and were comfortable with Hull playing in front of us."
