DK: A disappointing day today?
KH: Yes, it's always disappointing when you lose games of football because it's a results game and we're here to win. We've had a tough run, it's been tough so far, but we come here today and after the performance, certainly the second half at Alfreton, I thought we'd have half a chance today and look, goals change games. And the first goal is obviously a mistake and it puts us on the back foot and gives them a chance to hold on to. We huffed and puffed, we tried our second half, we played fairly well where we created chances, half-chances, on another day you score and then we've over-committed and conceded a second which kills the game off. Yes, it's a tough one to take and it's a long journey home now, but there's loads of games to go. We've had quite an honest conversation between us all, staff and players. So it's another big game Tuesday where we need to start winning games and getting three points.
DK: What is it that's not quite going for us?
KH: I don't know, obviously we're not free-scoring and we're conceding goals as well, which as a combination isn't great. I think it's just that little bit of belief, that little bit of quality in the final third to give us a foothold in the game where we go ahead rather than a goal down. I think the biggest plus point of today, and you're clutching at straws when you lose games, there's not many, is we worked ever so hard and we give everything we can to the lads' effort. But the point difference from where we are to get out of the bottom four hasn't changed. So it's another game gone, obviously out of the games that are left, but there's still loads left and the point difference is still the same. So we'll take some positives, but we've certainly got to start winning games sooner rather than later.
DK: Like we've said, second half, we hit the crossbar, we had another couple of chances that another day might go in.
KH: Yes, look, it's one of them, isn't it? I think last season, when you're winning games and flying high, them little things do go your way. And unfortunately, when you're down the bottom, working really hard to get out of the rut that you're in, they tend to not go your way. So that's football, that's where we're at. Like I said, we've had an honest discussion on areas where we need to be better and improve, and I think first and foremost, the lads have just got to really back themselves a little bit more and show a little bit more confidence in the final third, like we did last year, because I still believe that they're capable. But I also believe that we probably need two or three bodies. Look, I'm here to win games of football and I don't like losing. So I want to make us more competitive and we are a little bit light where we probably need two or three in. But it's difficult. It's not easy to get people into where we're located and the division where we're in is a struggle.
Unfortunately, that's just how it is. And convincing players to come to us is proving tough, but we will get there. We'll keep trying and we will get, eventually, a couple of bodies in.
Not as yet, no. Like I said, we've been working tirelessly to contact people and players. But obviously, players are on contract and some don't want to do the travelling and so forth. There's barriers in the way, but that's not an excuse. That's our job to sort that out and get it done because we're going to need extra bodies to get us out of the position we're in.
DK: On Tuesday, back to a familiar place in Leamington, where we did all right last year.
Hopefully, replicate it?
KH: Yes, we got a good result there last year. It was one of them where we probably didn't play as well as we have. But when you're winning, things go your way and we end up getting a good result.
So hopefully, we can go there and emulate that. It's going to be tough. They're obviously a team that's gone up as well and had a fairly good start.
So they're our beacon, really. We want to achieve what they're achieving. So it'd be a good place to start.
DK: Other than what was spoken about today, on the flip side, the positives are again there.
KH: Yes, there's always positives.
Always positives. But unfortunately, football is a results business. And tomorrow, the people that haven't watched the game today, they'll just see the result and need a market of loss again. So it's my job to get that turned around as soon as possible. But like I said, I can't fault the lads. They were great.
I thought certainly second half. We've dominated long spells. But in them good spells, you've got to score, because if you don't, you're open to what happened, and the second goal obviously just kills the game for us.
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