Peter Taylor wants City to develop a “clinical” streak and make scoring chances count.

The Bantams nearly paid the price against bottom side Hereford after failing to grab a second goal.

They hung on for a 1-0 win but Taylor felt his side made life far too difficult for themselves and must learn their lesson.

The City chief highlighted Omar Daley as one of the guilty parties – despite flagging him up as the man of the match.

He said: “Omar has been terrific but, to me, Saturday was how he used to be. He was exciting but didn’t deliver any end product.

“I want him to be better than that and he understands exactly where I’m coming from. He’s aware of that.

“He was enjoying himself and pleasing the crowd but they would be more pleased if you were scoring goals. Doing it like we did against Oxford – that’s the way to please the crowd.

“But I actually thought he deserved the man of the match from the sponsors. He was asking a question every time he got the ball.

“It didn’t come off for him but he was a threat. I was pleased with him for that.

“It’s just the final bit where he has to be better, and that goes for the team as well.”

Daley and Tom Adeyemi both squandered one-on-ones in the first half – misses that could have come back to haunt them when Hereford mounted a late fightback.

City are the third lowest scorers in League Two and Taylor intends to hammer home the message that every sight of goal must count.

He added: “We were playing good football at the time and if we’d got that second goal, then I’m sure we would have gone on.

“I’ve seen Liverpool lately against Tottenham as well as Arsenal quite a bit and if you don’t get that second goal, all of a sudden it’s a nervous finish. You’ve got to take those chances.

“I don’t think it’s a case of being anxious. We were playing quite well early on and the boys were enjoying themselves a little bit. They just didn’t realise the importance of being clinical in those situations.”