Darrell Clarke blasts 'rubbish' Walsall display
Walsall manager Darrell Clarke has condemned his side’s ‘rubbish’ performance after a late 1-0 loss to bottom of the table Southend United.
The Saddlers looked frustrated throughout the encounter and struggled to create chances against a team with a poor record this season.
Elijah Adebayo missed a penalty in the 82nd minute before Emile Acquah slotted home in the 88th minute to give Southend their first league win of the campaign and when asked what the result came down to, Clarke said: “A rubbish performance.
“A performance where we looked very lethargic, especially in the first half when we want to get on the front foot.
“We can all go on about missed opportunities but for me the performance in general wasn’t good enough to win the game.
“I’ve got to take the brunt of it, they’re my players.
“But if they don’t want to be bog standard League Two players - and I think I have some good players in there and some decent characters - then they have to start showing it on a consistent basis.
“We can’t just switch on like a tap.
“This typifies the reasons why we’re drawing too many games this season.
“Our penalty miss and them scoring after that sums us up a little bit to be honest.”
