Whing frustrated as ‘passive’ Brackley are hammered at title-chasing York City
Brackley Town remain outside the Enterprise National League relegation zone on goal difference alone after they were thrashed 4-0 at title-chasing York City on Saturday.
Andy Whing's side conceded twice in each half to lose to the Minstermen in front of a crowd of more than 6,500, and the Brackley boss admitted he was left 'frustrated' by his side's performance.
The Saints boss bemoaned the fact his team showed York 'too much respect', and rued the sloppy play that allowed the home side to run away with the victory – with Brackley suffering an eighth defeat in nine matches.
"It is probably the most frustrated I have been," Whing told @BrackleyTownFC. "We know York are a very good side, they haven't lost at home for six months, and they are at the top of the league.
"I thought our shape was bang on, we frustrated them, but then shot ourselves in the foot in the first half when we were way too passive.
"The first three goals were down to us, poor clearances, bad backpass, whatever, and I am really frustrated. York are a top team but we showed them too much respect, and were way too passive.
"Considering the quality of squad York have, they haven't played ridiculously well, they haven't opened us up to score goals, it has been down to us.
"I am frustrated with quite a few in terms of performance levels, and we have given them way too much respect and have killed ourselves and I am just so disappointed.
"Against a good side you want to work your socks off, get in their faces and make it hard for them, and in terms of shape we did that because they didn't have many opportunities.
"But we have been masters of our own downfall and that has to change."
Brackley are fifth from bottom in the National League, level on points with fourth-from-bottom Gateshead, while they are three points better off than both Morecame and Braintree Town, with the latter the visitors to St James Park on Tuesday night (ko 7.45pm).
"Tuesday is absolutely massive now and we have to get right up for that, results have gone well for us on Saturday so we have been lucky so it is all in our own hands," said Whing.
"We just have to turn up on Tuesday and it is an absolutely massive game.
"We have to write off Saturday and get back to what we were doing well in really good performances against the likes of Rochdale, Boreham Wood, when were in games and scored goals.
"We have to get back to working hard, we have to get back to basics, and we have to look a lot more threatening in attack. We have to be at it."