Ebbsfleet United manager Dennis Kutrieb reacts to 2-1 defeat to Hungerford in National League South

Ebbsfleet boss Dennis Kutrieb admitted his side had only themselves to blame after losing to Hungerford on Saturday.

The Fleet missed a host of first-half chances and then saw defender Joe Martin red-carded before losing to a Ryan Seager penalty in National League South.

It saw Kutrieb’s men drop out of the top four – and the Fleet boss was not happy with his players.

“It’s a tough one to take,” he admitted. “The first half was an outstanding display with many clear-cut chances. We needed to have a comfortable lead, three, four, five (goals) - some great saves from the goalkeeper and some finishes were not good enough.

“Then we conceded a stupid goal, they had two shots on target the whole game, and get three points. Maybe we don’t know in three months how we didn’t win this game but well done to them, from us, simply not good enough, especially in the second half.

“I think maybe a few lads thought we can get this win, we just need to wait for our chances and they can come. But if you’re not working hard enough to make things happen and create chances then you can’t win football games.

“Maybe you think as a player the chances will come, we just need to do the same things. But obviously it’s not happening if you’re not working hard enough.

“I can’t blame the boys for not putting effort in to run, to win tackles, to chase back, whatever it is. But when you are in the box (you need to) make the right decision, when you have a shot on target, when you play a pass or cross, nowhere near good enough and it wasn’t the same quality as the first half. We need to question ourselves because it’s just not good enough, as simple as that.”

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