Mads Andersen admitted he was unusually “angry” with the officials after Luton’s controversial 2-1 defeat at Stevenage last night, but was more positive about Town’s performance.
The Hatters were beaten in a game which saw manager Jack Wilshere sent off after protesting against a foul in the build-up to Dan Kemp’s first goal, while Josh Magennis’ second was offside.
“I am not a person to get angry, but I got angry today. And that should say enough,” he said. “It’s very annoying right now, but I cannot comment too much now.”
Despite the result, Andersen felt Luton had largely executed their game plan and deserved to take something from the trip to Stevenage.
“I think we deserved something from the game,” he said. “I thought we played a good, solid game and we stuck to the game plan — not playing their game, being brave on the ball. And I thought we done that well. So yeah, very disappointed right now.”
Andersen was particularly frustrated because he felt that Luton had stood up to Stevenage’s physical approach and believed the result could have been very different had the key decisions gone their way.
“If we get a free kick for the first goal and [the second] that’s offside, we win 1-0 and we go home from here,” he said.
“We played a very good game — been solid, stuck up for the fight, we were brave on the ball. And I think we still should be very happy with that.
“We stuck to the game plan and that’s what we should do. That’s what we should fall back to. Very, very disappointed right now, but loads of good stuff today.”
The 28-year-old did concede that Luton could have offered more in the final third after Kasey Palmer’s volley deflected in off his legs to bring the visitors back into the game, though they failed to carve out any chances in the final 15 minutes.
“We could have been a little bit better in the final third,” he said. “That’s something we have to take a look at.”
The defeat was Luton’s second of the season in the opening six League One games and there were some boos from the travelling Town fans, but Andersen urged supporters to maintain their faith in Wilshere’s side.
“Thank you for the support. Stick with us. Believe in us. We need them,” he said.
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