Cobblers 'ashamed' after setting new club record with Cardiff thrashing
Colin Calderwood says Cobblers are ‘ashamed’ after Saturday’s 5-1 ‘torturing’ at Cardiff City made it a club record 10 straight defeats in all competitions.
Cobblers were put to the sword by a far superior team in South Wales as Ollie Tanner’s brace and goals from Joel Colwill, Callum Robinson and Yousef Salech condemned them to a 10th straight loss in all competitions, breaking the previous record from the 1930s.
"What an examination it was for us,” said Calderwood. “We were stretched, pulled and pushed and tortured in lots of ways. It was a full test for us and the manner of the opening goal is really hurtful for us in many different ways and that’s not the start we needed.
"We actually did well in the first five minutes, we were on the front foot, but our level of play became really scrappy. There were loads of moments where we could have produced more danger. The way they defend is very open and when we counter-attacked, there were chances to hurt them, but we let ourselves down too many times and that’s been a theme in the last few games.
"You have to applaud the way Cardiff play and the power they have in their team and it was too much for us. We were washed away by a superior team but it’s the other games that have accelerated us towards relegation.
"Repeated mistakes and repeated faults have led to this run and we're ashamed of it.”