Murray unhappy with display in defeat to Shakers and wants players to put it right in next game.
Manager Adam Murray wants our players to deliver a response to todayâs defeat to Bury when they entertain AFC Wimbledon at One Call Stadium in midweek.
Our team, who had previously not lost in five home games, delivered a performance below their usually high standards and were consigned to defeat after a goal by Nathan Cameron.
The Stagsâ chances in the game were sparse and Murray admitted in his post-match interview that our playersâ performance needs improvement.
Reflecting on the game, our boss said: âIt was disappointing, very disappointing. Iâll accept bad football decisions, Iâll accept that people have off days, but what I wonât accept is a lack of application and desire.Â
âThe majority of the players today went through the motions and it wasnât good enough.â
He continued: âI donât know if a little bit of complacency has set in with a few of them. Weâve spoken about it all week. The job isnât done yet and it looked today like certain people wanted to stroll around and not go that extra yard for the football club and that wonât happen whilst Iâm in charge.
âIf weâd been outplayed and it was three of four-nil, then you hold your hands up and say that the better team has beaten us, but I think on the day we gave them the game.
âIt was a poor goal [to concede] and then when we did have possession of the ball, we didnât make it count. Without the ball, we didnât want to run. It was an awful game and the goal summed it up, but theyâre the games that the good teams grind out.Â
âItâs disappointing and frustrating, and itâs hurt me because I think for majority of the time that Iâve been in charge, the team has given everything for me and for the club, and today I donât think that hunger was there.
âEven though at the minute Iâm hurting and Iâm frustrated, the facts of the matter are that for large periods of these last few months, the lads have been superb. We have to pick ourselves up now and go again on Tuesday.â
Murray has now called for our players to deliver a reaction to todayâs lacklustre display when they entertain AFC Wimbledon at One Call Stadium in three days time.
âIâm pleased [that there is a game coming up soon] and these players should be pleased because the last thing they want is a week with me at the minute,â said our gaffer.
âIt needs to be put right on Tuesday and it's back on their toes again because I want a reaction. The fans deserve a reaction after that and if I was paying to watch people not want to run around then Iâd be angry and rightly so.â