Craig first of all give us your thoughts on the game?
I thought we started the game really positively and created a few good chances, hitting the bar and the outside of the post. But the old saying goals change games and at present we aren’t punishing teams when we have a spell of pressure. We then gave away two really soft penalties, both of which I thought were pens but both were avoidable from our perspective.
Teams are rightly making us work hard to create chances, but at the other end we are gifting them by being sloppy and not concentrating when in possession.
What would you put the performance down to?
I take the blame for the defeat and its clear the group needs help in terms of more depth throughout the squad. That ultimately falls on my shoulders and its something I’ll look to address over the coming week(s).
We’ve seen players leave the club over the last few weeks for reasons that I’ll keep in house, so now it’s upto me to re-address the balance.
How do we now put things right going forward for the rest of the season?
By getting on the training pitch and working hard, reminding each other of what’s expected and focusing on our strengths. There’s no hiding away we’ll face the challenge head on, make sure we are ready to try and respond and come out fighting.