Tonbridge Angels manager Jay Saunders makes his feelings clear after 3-1 home defeat by National League South bottom side Enfield Town
Jay Saunders pulled no punches after Tonbridge lost their unbeaten home record in National League South.
Angels, looking to close in on the play-offs places, lost 3-1 at home to bottom side Enfield Town on Tuesday night.
The Towners hadn’t won for two months and on Saturday were humbled 4-2 at Isthmian South East Sittingbourne in the FA Trophy.
But they punished a disappointing Tonbridge performance with Jake Hutchinson’s first-half double and a late clincher from Sam Youngs after Jamie Fielding replied.
Boss Saunders felt his side were complacent given Enfield’s poor form - and they paid the price.
“It’s just not good enough,” said Saunders.
“You have to do the basics in football at any level, and that’s win your individual duels.
“I think some of them went out with the mentality that, playing bottom of the league, it was going to be easy.
“Obviously we were unbeaten at home and I think some of them just went through the motions for the first half-hour and gave two goals to them.
“You’ve got to give Enfield some credit, I thought they overran us in midfield.
“I’m really disappointed. I apologised to the supporters because large parts of that weren't good enough.”
Saunders had watched Enfield’s Trophy exit at Sittingbourne as part of preparations for the game.
Report: Tonbridge 1-3 Enfield
But everything he said went out the window as Enfield moved off the foot of the table.
“I’ve watched five or six of their games,” said Saunders.
“I made the boys fully aware of where we think we can win the game but when they cross that white line people have to do their job and do the basics.
“We didn’t win enough duels.
“When you’re playing teams at the bottom who are fighting for their lives, you’ve got to do the ugly side.
“If


