'Frustrated' Brady has one main criticism of Cobblers after slender Salford defeat

Cobblers boss Jon Brady was critical of his side’s ‘game management’ in the lead up to the only goal of the game after they were beaten 1-0 by Salford City on Saturday.

The Town manager was not too displeased by his side’s overall performance at Sixfields as Salford edged a tight game thanks to Ethan Galbraith’s excellent finish late in the first-half.

Cobblers had the better chances before half-time but were hit by the sucker-punch and then struggled to create anything meaningful in the second 45 minutes to slump to a second successive 1-0 defeat.

"It was a frustrating one," admitted Brady. "I think we will play a lot worse than that and win.

"You could see both teams like to play. They have dominated possession in every other game they have played but they didn't do that today.

"It was 50-50 in terms of possession and I felt we had the better chances, but one thing I was very disappointed about was our game management for their goal.

"With a minute of the first half to go, we should not be letting them even come into our third, let alone create a chance and score a goal. That wasn't good enough and it's unlike us.

"But that was their only real shot on target. Matt Smith did have a header in the second half but Kieron has a curler that nearly goes in and there were a few others.

"It was a frustrating afternoon."