Crewe 2 Gillingham 0: Match reaction from Gills boss Mark Bonner after League 2 defeat

A lack of quality at the top end of the pitch left the Gillingham manager fuming on Saturday.

The Gills couldn’t produce the quality needed to score at Crewe and came away beaten 2-0.

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Goals in each half by Shilow Tracey - demonstrating the quality in front of goal that Gills were lacking - was enough to clinch the win for Crewe and knock Bonner’s men off top spot in League 2.

Gillingham ended the weekend second in the table, behind Walsall on goals scored, and ahead of Barrow on goal-difference.

“I was fuming,” said Bonner, in his post-match assessment.

“We shouldn't lose the game 2-0, but we come away from home and get beat on two counter-attacking moments.

“At the moment, we haven't got the quality that they've got to finish their ones off like that.

“We didn't create enough, not enough quality in our attacking play at all, when we're chasing the game or in other moments.

“We had lots of it. We had lots of intent, particularly in the last 10-15 minutes. We need to play with that urgency more often and we've got to find miles more quality to make more situations of them.”

Defeat at Crewe followed a home loss to Grimsby town in midweek.

Bonner said: “In the games that we've played this week, we've just seen a bit of a lack of sharpness in our play, a bit of a lack of creativity and invention in our play, and a lack of an ability to create really good chances and test the goalkeeper.

“It's like huff and puff, but nothing to blow the door down.

“I'm fuming, really, because I just don't think it's a game that you should come and lose 2-0. We give ourselves problems in the game.”

Remeao Hutton lost the ball for the opener on 17 minutes and Tracey finished well for the second, scored on 60.

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