Worthing FC boss: We were terrible at Tonbridge Angels
Adam Hinshelwood admitted Worthing FC were ‘terrible’ and ‘nowhere near good enough’ at Tonbridge as a late Angels goal dented the Rebels’ National League South title hopes.
Ricky Korboa struck in second half stoppage time to condemn the Reds to a 1-0 defeat in Kent on Saturday.
It leaves Worthing without a league win away from home since their 3-0 success at Sussex rivals Eastbourne Borough on Boxing Day – a run of seven games.
Hinshelwood said: “First and foremost, congratulations to Dunney [Alan Dunne, Tonbridge boss] and the opposition – but in terms of ourselves, that was terrible.
“I understand the fans’ frustration. I can see it myself. The players know it. I gave them a rollicking at half-time to try and get a bit of motivation from them.
“Ultimately, the inconsistency to our play is crazy. It’s nowhere near good enough. From our point of view, it’s massively disappointing.
“But let’s not take anything away from Tonbridge. They set-up and made it difficult.
“I thought their seven was the best player on the pitch, Ricky Korboa. I’ve come up against him a few times and he was the only player on the pitch in a one-v-one that went past anyone.
“There was nothing in the final third for us. There was only one team who were going to score. We just looked flat, and it’s been like this too many times. We’ve got to find a way to be better. We just let games drift past us.
“I get the frustration because it’s nowhere near good enough. No one’s more frustrated than myself, but we’ve got to keep working hard.”
On Tuesday night, Worthing were held to a goalless home draw by ten-man Maidenhead.
The third-placed Reds host Chelmsford this Saturday.