Tonbridge Angels manager Alan Dunne says he got his tactics wrong in 2-1 National League South defeat against Ebbsfleet United

Alan Dunne felt he got his tactics wrong as Tonbridge lost to Ebbsfleet on Good Friday.

Angels went down 2-1 at home to their Kent rivals as Josh Wright’s men moved up to fifth in National League South.

The hosts were two down inside 14 minutes - Ben Chapman and Kwesi Appiah with the goals - as Fleet took charge.

Tom Leahy scored an 87th-minute consolation but Angels’ run of four successive home wins came to an end.

They have dropped a place to 15th but are officially safe with four games to go after Chippenham’s defeat by Bath.

Tonbridge manager Dunne replaced Marcus Sablier with the physical presence of Alfie Pavey just past the half-hour mark but appeared to have been considering changes even earlier.

“I didn’t think we were great today,” said Dunne. “I take some responsibility for that. I think I got the team selection wrong. I think I got the tactics wrong.

“Credit to them. They’re a top team, a strong team, a physical team.

“They caused us a lot of problems but I just felt you could see the full-time team against part-time team was evident.

“They were so far apart in terms of strength and those four days a week make a difference in their training.

“They’ve got boys in there who are all National League players, or above, and that gap was just too big at times.

“It also helps with a million quid. You give me a million quid, four days a week, I can turn that on there.

“We haven’t got that. We haven’t got the resources.

“So we’re in awe of them a little bit in terms of what they’ve got, and how they are, but it just shows the gap where we want to get to, that’s the level – physicality, strength, they take the moments.

“Saying that, even with all of that against us, I felt second half, once we got a little bit of belief