Hakan Hayrettin spoke of his frustration after Maidstone’s 4-3 defeat at Barnet on Tuesday night. Hayrettin felt his side played well at the Hive but defensive frailties proved their undoing again.
The Stones boss tried a back three against the Bees but United conceded four goals in a game for the third time this season, as well as shipping five at Wrexham. “I didn’t think we deserved to lose,” said Hayrettin. “But for all the hard work we’ve done, we’ve let in four goals.
If you score three goals away from home, you should win the game, shouldn’t you? Simple. “We got two up front with the change of formation. “I thought James Alabi did well up there and Jack Barham worked his socks off, as he always does, but we’re still leaking goals at the back. "Listen, I’ll say this again, you score three goals away from home, you shouldn’t be losing.
You should win the game." Barnet led 1-0, 3-1 and 4-2, with Maidstone’s goals coming from Barham, returning from injury against his old club, and Regan Booty, along with an added-time own goal.