ADAM Murray admits he ‘saw an arrogance’ in his side’s second-half performance after Kidderminster Harriers let a two-goal lead slip at Southport.
Harriers led by two goals at the break courtesy of Zanda Siziba’s deflected strike and Amari Morgan-Smith’s ricocheted effort at Haig Avenue.
However, a quickfire brace from Jordan Slew drew the home side level as Harriers suffered another frustrating result at the ground which cost them the league title on the final day of the previous campaign.
And Murray felt his side played with an arrogance in the second half which allowed Southport back into the game.
Murray said: “I keep telling people we’ve not got a ruthless edge to us. It should be five-nil at half time.
“The second half, we huffed and puffed but I saw arrogance in the performance.
“The game should be done at half time. The ball has to go in the net but I’m bored of saying it now.
“We came out two-nil up and I saw arrogance. I’ve not seen that from this team before.
“I’m finding it really frustrating because I’m saying the same things and I need people to take responsibility.
“If we can’t keep going for 90 minutes, we’re never going to go to the next step that we need to go to.”
Both of Slew’s goals came from outside the penalty area as the former Blackburn Rovers man made Harriers pay for a number of missed chances.
And Murray admits his side took their foot off the gas in the second period as Southport rescued a point from two goals behind.
Murray added: “There are certain parts of this team that need improving and until we do that we’re going to keep getting the same situations.
“We spoke about wingers coming in on their stronger foot and we’ve allowed him to come in on his right foot twice.
“They’ve scored two goals from 20-odd yards and that can’t happen. We can’t keep drawing games.
“I don’t think we deserved the clap-off from the supporters because we took our foot off the gas.
“We had to make sure the foot goes down [at half time] and we go to the next gear and we didn’t. We want backwards.
“We haven’t got a ruthless part of our team at the minute that can put games to bed.”
Kidderminster are next in action against Marine on Tuesday, November 25 with kick-off at 7.45pm at Rossett Park.
