Linfield supervisor David Healy insisted that the efficiency from his gamers in Sunday’s shock 2-1 league defeat at Carrick Rangers was ‘unacceptable’ and that the crew “must be stronger mentally and bodily going ahead”.
Healy was adamant that Thursday night time’s heartbreaking Europa Convention League exit to Latvian outfit RFS was no excuse because the Blues delivered a dreadful show to lose for the primary time within the Irish Premiership this season.
In distinction Stuart King’s Carrick have been glorious as they defeated the champions within the league for less than the second time of their historical past with Emmet McGuckin’s second half strike proving decisive after Ethan Devine had levelled a cracking early effort from Andy Mitchell, who's on mortgage at Rangers from Larne.
“It was a poor efficiency and a poor end result,” mentioned Healy in a scathing evaluation.
“I've spoken to the gamers and there must be no uncertainty for them and myself that that was not acceptable or ok for what's required to play for or handle Linfield Soccer Membership.
“Individuals could say it was probably to do with Thursday night time. Not for me. Absolute zero excuses. Now we have had lengthy sufficient to get well, lengthy sufficient to suck it up and lengthy sufficient to consider what could have been. No, there isn't any excuse for the end result. The gamers must be stronger mentally and bodily and be higher going ahead.
“We appeared bodily quick, not by way of health, however we didn’t get concerning the sport and we conceded extra poor targets.
“After we misplaced to RFS I got here out with the preventing speak saying we might be effective and instructed many individuals we might reply in a optimistic method like we at all times do and I at all times do and we didn’t do it.”
The end result left Linfield in sixth place 4 factors behind leaders Glentoran with a sport in hand.