GRAHAM Alexander admitted City’s Valley Parade stalemate with Wimbledon felt like a “copy and paste” game.

The Bantams are still waiting for their first league win since Christmas following the goalless draw.

It was a frustrating watch for Alexander as his side again came up short in front of goal.

“We probably should have won a tight game 1-0,” he said.

“But we didn’t test the goalkeeper enough with our opportunities. We did from distance but from close in, I think one of their defenders got in a couple of very good blocks.

“That’s where it is with us in the final third at the moment. We’re not taking advantage of the opportunities we get.

“Not conceding early on in the last two games has been a positive for us. We’re trying to improve the things we’ve maybe let ourselves down on in the last month.

“But it’s a little bit of a copy and paste moment.

“It’s that final bit of quality to hit the target or miss the keeper that is just evading us.”

Alexander left out Andy Cook, although he came on during the second half when Jake Young went off as a precaution after feeling his hamstring.

Harry Chapman, who was deployed in attack alongside Young, had also been subbed at half-time as the Bantams boss thought the midweek Trophy exertions had caught up with him.

Alexander reckons City are trying to force things in the penalty area.

“They are snatching at opportunities when they are in the box,” he added.

“I can see a couple of moments where you just need a bit of composure to pick out the next pass instead of hitting it against the defender’s legs or having the belief to take somebody on one-by-one.

“It’s natural. You see teams when everything they touch goes in and they can’t explain it.

“At the minute, the run we’ve been on in front of goal is piling more pressure on.

“But I think the pressure has been there since the first couple of weeks of the season. We’ve been chasing because we, as a club, expect to be near the top of the league and haven’t been from early on.

“That pressure has built and built.

“We had a good relief from it running up to Christmas when we won six on the bounce and everyone was positive.

“We had a couple of decent draws but I think a couple of defeats have knocked the wind out of our sails in an attacking threat.

“But the will of the players is still there and the commitment. We’re constantly going for it but we need to find that extra quality in the final third.”

Alexander sat down with Cook yesterday to discuss leaving him out. It was the first time the striker had not been in the starting line-up in the league since he was injured in September.

Alexander said: “We have to believe in the squad and have to give others opportunities or it’s just a closed shop and people stop trying.”