Newport have 'honest words' after Crawley loss
Christian Fuchs says there were "honest words" shared with his Newport County players in the aftermath of the Exiles' 2-0 loss to Crawley Town. The defeat leaves Newport just one place and one point above the League Two relegation zone with five matches left to play this season. "We had quite a few honest words in the changing room," said manager Fuchs.
"The boys are honest with themselves, we definitely believe in them. "We need to look at ourselves in the mirror and see what we did wrong because I don't think it was a game that we should lose. It was a game where our mistakes were very costly.
" He added: "It's a season of missed opportunities and that's unfortunately the case again. " Newport thought they had taken the lead shortly after the half hour mark at Rodney Parade when Bobby Kamwa netted, although the effort was disallowed for a handball by the 26-year-old. And Harry McKirdy, who had a loan spell with Newport in 2019, netted twice in quick succession in the second half for the visitors who continued their improvement under new boss Colin Kazim-Richards to ease their own relegation fears.
However, Fuchs remains confident his side can respond to the setback with a more positive showing when they return to action at promotion-chasing Notts County on Monday (15:00 BST). "I think first half we played decent football. We didn't create the amount of chances that we could have and unfortunately it was handball from Bobby Kamwa when we went 1-0 up," he said.
"The way some of the boys approached the second half was just not good enough. " But the Austrian added: "I'm believing 100% in the team. Usually when we have a performance like this, they roll up their sleeves and go again.