Leicester coach Richard Cockerill admitted his side got away with a poor performance after they beat London Irish.
Tigers chief blasts 'inaccurate' performance after victory in Reading
Leicester coach Richard Cockerill admitted his side got away with a poor performance after they beat London Irish 41-32 on Sunday.
The bonus-point win took the Tigers up to fourth place in the Aviva Premiership with a late Toby Flood penalty and a Tom Croft try ensuring maximum points.
And Cockerill said that while the plan to dominate the scrum came off, a lot of other stuff didn't.
"We played some good stuff but some horrendous stuff," he said.
"We soaked up early pressure and then I thought we were going to take control, but we were too inaccurate against a side who have the pace and power to punish you.
"We were aware that their scrum had been weak all season. We came with a plan to dominate the set piece which we did, but apart from that we didn't play particularly well."
Leicester did lose Ben Youngs with a minor shin injury midway through the second half, but the England scrum-half may have further problems as he could be cited for what appeared to be a deliberate kneeing of an opponent while he was on the floor.
Irish coach Toby Booth described Young's actions as "unnecessary" and Cockerill added: "It was in the heat of the battle. He was being held but it is a matter for the citing officer."
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Irish were desperately unlucky not to have secured at least a share of the spoils after being the more creative side, with Tom Homer especially unfortunate to be on the losing side.
The full-back scored a splendid try and kicked three late pressure penalties to put his side in sight of victory.
Irish director of rugby Brian Smith said: "Homer is a special kid and it was a special performance.
"As a neutral the game was an outstanding spectacle. After 78 minutes we had our noses in front and I thought it was going to be a Cinderella moment for us."
Booth added: "We should celebrate the effort, there were a lot of positives, but ultimately it's all about the four points."
