Gillingham 1 Fleetwood Town 2: Manager John Coleman reacts to League 2 defeat at Priestfield Stadium
Gillingham manager John Coleman believes there’s a fear factor in their team.
The Gills managed to lose a lead against Fleetwood and were beaten 2-1.
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“Losing at home is never acceptable,” said the Gills boss.
“I feel sorry for the fans, I apologise to the fans, but it'll fall on deaf ears. I know what it feels like to be a fan.
“The boos were there at the end. It’s a little bit hurtful when the fans sing and mock us that we've scored a goal, our own fans. That's a little bit sad to hear.
“But, we killed ourselves. When we took the lead, you could see the fear in us, you could see the fear that we haven't won for ages.
“I don't know what I've got to do to get a win, because the amount of opportunities we've had to win games in the last month is off the graph.
“I've got to take responsibility, and maybe that's with my substitutions. I thought we were on top when I made the substitutions and it weakened us. We lost our momentum.”
The Gills took the lead through Elliot Nevitt on 39 minutes but were then up against it as Fleetwood dominated for the remainder of the half, getting back on level terms just before the break.
What turned out to be the winner was scored early in the second half.
Coleman said: “We didn’t get out enough. We left a lot of space in midfield and we got picked off and they were able to run the clock down.
“Between 75 and 85 [minutes], they had the lion’s share of the ball and they were making the chances.”
The Gills are now 13 games without a win in League 2 - the last victory coming in mid-December.
“We're desperate for a win at home,” said Coleman.
“We went with a very attacking team. I was desperate for us to take the lead, we did, with a great goal by Nev. We only