Goalkeeper Steven Drench admits that heβs βnever experienced anything like thisβ as FC Halifax Town continue to show an inconsistent form over last few fixtures.
Defensive errors have been a key criticism of Billy Heathβs side in the last few weeks and Tuesday nightβs disappointing defeat away at Gainsborough Trinity βsummed it upβ according to the shot stopper.
βTuesday night was a huge wake up call for us. The impression that weβve giving out in the past few weeks is that we have a define right to go into a game and because we have the superior squad come away with the result- without actually digging in and showing the work rate and desire to to get the points we needβ said Drench.
βAt Gainsborough it was very much same old story β their 3rd goal summed the night up. Iβm baffled really and never experienced anything like this where I have had next to nothing to do yet Iβm picking the ball out of my net once or twice a game. Itβs bafflingβ he added.
Gainsborough only created a number of opportunities yet found themselves 3-2 via a lucky deflection off striker Ashley Worsfold.
βThe goals that we are conceded are caused from teams not having to create a lot to scoreβ admits Drench. βDefensive errors, a bad decision or the opposition getting a bit of luck is usually the reason but the problem is it keeps happening every weekβ.
βEveryone knows that training and a match day is very different but the back 4 do work together when it comes to overloads, 2 v 3 , 3 v 2 in training hard. Just these last few weeks you could say that at times the decision making havenβt been good enough from us itβs as simple as that.β
Attention now turns to the Fa Cup when FC Halifax Town travel to Ashton Athletic in the second round qualifying stage. Despite Ashton being members of the North West Counties League Premier Division, Drench is not expecting an easy game at Brocstedes Park.
βWe are all aware that this is going to be a tough game. I know people are looking at this fixture like itβs a no contest but thatβs whatβs been happening in the last few weeks when weβve come away from games with not want we set out to get.
Plus, itβs the FA Cup which always throws up an upsetβ said Drench.βWe know that if we play to the standard that this group of players are capable of, with our superior technical ability then we should claim victory.β
βWe know itβs going to be a real physical test but we have to turn up and play how we know we can or weβre not going to get the result. But if we show the right mentality then hopefully a good result and the momentum that will come from it can then translate over to our league formβ Drench added.
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