STEVE McClaren felt his Derby County side lacked the quality to see off Millwall in Saturday's goalless draw at the iPro Stadium.
The Rams extended their unbeaten run to 10 games but had to settle for just a point against the Lions going into the international break.
"I thought quite early on that it was going to be a one-nil game but we didn't have the quality to pull it off," said head coach McClaren.
"We lacked quality in the final third, we lacked quality with our final ball, we lacked quality in our finishing - all the things that are usually our strong points.
"It was very similar to Bournemouth where we kept patient and won the game in the last 10 minutes.
"I thought we were going to do that but we did well also to keep that clean sheet and make sure we at least kept a point.
"So credit to their players in the team for keeping their shape and keeping their discipline. They kept working hard and had great attitudes.
"We are disappointed. We feel it is two points lost but in a tough week, seven out of nine points is good."
