Everton manager Roberto Martinez was unhappy with only taking a point away from Norwich City at Carrow Road on Saturday.
Romelu Lukaku continued his fine run of scoring form in the 15th minute, only for Wes Hoolahan to equalise early in the second half. Cameron Jerome spurned a golden chance for the Canaries to win it and Martinez was left frustrated by the performance.
"It's a combination of feelings. Football can be cruel game and it was today," Martinez told BT Sport. "The performance was strong, especially in the first half when we were well in control. We had enough chances to kill the game but in the second half we had to defend two corners. One went in and then we couldn't find that luck in front of goal.
"It was similar to [the 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace on] Monday. We deserved three points but we dropped points, we need to grow quickly and turn draws into wins.
"It's only natural that when you go away the home side have a say but we controlled Norwich really well and it's very unfortunate to concede from a corner.
"Our intensity was good throughout but there's a real sense of frustration when you don't get that second goal.
"The home side could have been out of the game at half time and we gave them hope. Then they get momentum with the goal but even at that point we carried on looking for victory until the last kick of game"
Martinez also praised the threat of Lukaku, who became the first Everton player to score for a seventh successive game in 40 years.
"That's where you judge a striker. It's the amount of threat that he carries," Martinez said. "I thought the clear cut chances he produced is a very positive sign. On another day he would have scored four goals, or a hat trick.
"It's been another top performance from him. It's just making sure he keeps creating chances, because it's very rare that he's not going to convert more than the one he did today."
Lukaku has scored in six straight Premier League games, closing in on Jamie Vardy's new record of netting in 11 successive games. Leicester are the Toffees' next opposition.
But Martinez would swap it all for a clean sheet after one shut-out in the last 10 in the Premier League, with Everton's defending again culpable in Hoolahan's leveller two minutes into the second half.
"I would swap any record just to try to keep a clean sheet," Martinez added. "As a team we know we've got incredible individuals. Probably some of the best young players in European football.
"What we need to do is become a team that can control games and make sure we finish with a win, rather than just performing well and dropping points.
"Overall the performance leaves you with a feeling of disappointment, because that should have been a three point performance."
John Stones damaged an ankle in the warm-up and appeared to twist his knee during the first half - but there is no cause for concern.
Martinez added: "He didn't want to come off. I thought he was magnificent."
Norwich manager Alex Neil felt his side had "polar opposite" performances either side of half-time, when he expressed his displeasure to his players.
"Everton could have been leading 2-0 or 3-0 at half-time. We were fortunate it was only 1-0," Neil said. "I thought the intensity of our game was poor and I thought once they scored their goal, you could sense a bit of unrest among the fans and that bled into the players. They looked a bit timid and a bit scared to go and express themselves.
"That wasn't good enough first half. I wasn't best pleased. We had a good discussion in terms of what's acceptable and all the questions I posed to them at half-time they came out and answered.
"The only way thing that changed was the way the players attacked the game. Tactically nothing changed."