Reaction from Gills boss Gareth Ainsworth after 2-0 loss against Colchester United in League Two

Set-piece training will be high on the agenda next week after Gillingham threw away any chance of a win on Saturday.

The Gills were well in the game before conceding a penalty on 61 minutes and a second nine minutes later.

Report: Colchester 2 Gillingham 0

Manager Gareth Ainsworth was frustrated that both goals had originated from set-pieces.

Colchester’s opener stemmed from a corner and led to James Brophy fouling Jack Payne in the box. Payne stepped up to score. The second came from a free-kick, which pinged around in the box and fell for Harry Anderson to stab home from close-range.

Those moments cost the Gills, who failed to make the most of their own good chances earlier in the game.

Ainsworth said: “Second half we gave a couple of silly fouls away and they've shelled it in our box like they do.

“We know what Danny Cowley’s teams are like, they'll put it in the box and they're good at set-pieces. We didn't defend them well enough.

“They get a penalty and they get a second goal, which was offside, but it goes against you like that sometimes.

“We have to make it count when we're on top like we were first half. We were so on top and we played some great stuff.

“Even second half, when we're chasing a goal, we're still looking like we're going to score. I thought if we'd have got one, we probably would have got two. It wasn't to be.

“We've got to be better at the moments of set-pieces because that was poor to defend in that moment.

“We've got to work on the training ground at set-pieces. Set-pieces are a big part of the game. Everyone talks about in possession and transitions and all that. Set-pieces are huge, absolutely huge. Arsenal will tell you that, and the way they win games to win the Premier League at times.

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