'I'm feeling sick' - Grant McCann reacts to Doncaster Rovers' last-gasp loss at Cardiff City

Rovers put on a spirited display at the home of the league leaders and took the lead through Owen Bailey's ninth goal of the season. They then came from behind twice to level, after going down 2-1 and 3-2 respectively with Brandon Hanlan and Harry Clifton both notching.

But just as it looked as though they would be going home with a valiant point, the hosts scored a gut-wrenching winner: Joel Bagan firing home from a few yards out after Thimothee Lo-Tutala spilled a shot into his path.

"I'm feeling sick and I'm feeling for everybody," McCann said post-match. "The players have given us absolutely everything today. The fans have given us everything. They've travelled in their numbers.

"But I hope the fans can see that the team put a real shift in here today. I don't think anyone in the country would have had us to be this close to Cardiff today but ultimately we're standing here with a defeat.

"I'm pleased with the players, their bravery and how they approached the game. I thought we could have easily come here and sat behind the ball and hoped for a 0-0 or score on the break or something like that. But that's not what I'm about.

"I think if I ever get to that point, I'd walk away from football management. But I've still got that hunger to come and attack these teams and drive and I thought we did that today.

"I thought we were very brave as a team but some of the goals we conceded were really soft."

When asked if he felt Lo-Tutala could have done better for Bagan's winner, McCann responded: "Yeah, I think he should. I think he can.

"But it shouldn't get to that point. It shouldn't be getting to that point where the shot comes in from the edge of the box. And if Timmy does spill it, we need to start following things in.

"It's happened two or three times now where we're not quite reacting to a spill. So that's something the goalkeeping department will look at."

McCann admits there was tension in the changing room post-match, but that he actually quite likes that among his group.

"I think the most important thing I've learned over the years, whether as a player or manager, is that you have to own decisions. You have to own moments in games. You have to own a win or a loss or a draw.

"What was good in there after the game is that we put the goals (conceded) up, we let the players analyse it, we let the players speak to each other and say 'can you do this better?, 'Can you do that better?'

"And if it gets heated, like it can do, then I'll quieten it down, like it did, and tell them how proud I was of the performance.

"But I know they care when that happens."