Frustration was the overriding feeling for John McGinn after Aston Villa lost out to Wolves on Saturday.
An early header from Toti settled a fiery clash at Molineux despite the visitors carving out several chances to equalise.
The club captain was disappointed to come up second best in the derby and is looking to bounce back as soon as possible.
“It was extremely frustrating,” he said.
“We lost a goal from a set piece, which is never nice, and you give yourselves a tougher task. We created a lot of chances today to go and equalise and get more from the game.
“It’s definitely frustrating. There are a lot of things we could have done better, but overall, we controlled a lot of it.
“We’ve got to be a lot smarter in the final areas with our decision-making like we have been over the last few months.
“As much as when we were winning we weren’t getting carried away, it’s important we don’t let two defeats hamper what could be an exciting end to the season.
“We’ve made it extremely difficult for ourselves now but the challenge is still there for us. We’ll be aiming for three wins in the last three games.”
Positive news came in the shape of Boubacar Kamara, Philippe Coutinho and Leon Bailey making their return to the matchday squad, while Diego Carlos played his first senior football since August.
McGinn feels the return of key players will be a big boost heading into the final three fixtures of the campaign.
He said: “We’ve had a small nucleus playing week-after-week.
“We’ve got strong squad but we’ve got a lot of injuries, so it was nice to see a lot of the players back in the squad today – they can certainly help us.
“A big shout to Diego coming back after a long time out. That’s definitely the positive today - him and Boubacar coming back.
“We’ve let the supporters down who’ve travelled. We know how important these games are and we didn’t get the three points.
“We’re extremely disappointed but we need to be realistic, get our heads back on it and head into Tottenham next week.”
