Stoke City boss Tony Pulis refused to condemn Kenwyne Jones for his miss in their 0-0 draw at Blackpool.
Pulis admitted his side might have won the game but overall he was satisfied to come away with a point.
"Great strikers score great goals, but they do miss chances - and chances as easy as that," Pulis said of Jones.
"But he has been fantastic for us and there will be no problems with him.
"Obviously it would have given us a great lift going in at half-time, but we also had opportunities in the second half which, on another day, could have dropped for us.
"Glenn Whelan had a couple of opportunities which I thought were very close, but Blackpool are fighting for their lives and you have to give them a lot of credit. It was a tough game."
