ADAM Murray was left ‘speechless’ by the mistakes his Kidderminster Harriers side made in a 2-0 defeat at Marine in midweek.
Harriers slipped to defeat at Rossett Park as costly errors allowed Declan Drysdale and George Newell to strike either side of half time for the home side.
The result also leaves Kidderminster down in 10th place in the National League North table.
And Murray could not hide his frustration at the nature of the goals his side conceded.
Murray said: “It was very much [a tough watch]. The less I say the better. There’s a lot I need to think about.
“It’s just two massive errors. We don’t give ourselves a chance to be in the game.
“For some reason, some individuals are just not learning. We don’t give ourselves a chance to get into a game of football away from home and build.
“We conceded an early goal from a massive error and the second error in just comical.
“The chances we concede are howlers. At the minute, we’re our worst enemy.
“The buck will always stop with me and rightly so. I’ll hold my hands up with bits I’ve got wrong over the course of the season.
“But when I see incidents like I did [against Marine] – I’m speechless.”
Kidderminster fell behind after just four minutes when Drysdale reacted quickest to turn the ball into the net after Harriers failed to deal with a free-kick into the box from the right.
And Marine doubled their lead on the hour mark as Newell pounced on Emeka Obi’s heavy touch inside his own penalty area to finish into an empty net with Dibble off his line.
A number of injuries to senior players has decimated Kidderminster’s squad in recent weeks.
And Murray admits Harriers also need more leadership on the pitch to help some of the younger players in the squad.
Murray added: “One thing we’re missing at the minute is leadership and responsibility on the pitch.
“I don’t think I’ve ever had to shout so much. That’s a big thing for us. We’re missing a spine at the minute.
“We’re missing leaders and games on the pitch. There’s boys out there that need help and guidance on the pitch.
“I’m really thankful for the way the supporters reacted towards the players after the game.
“They needed that. The players will know that they’ve messed up but the supporters were encouraging.”
The defeat sees Harriers drop out of the National League North play-off places with Kidderminster one point outside the top-seven.
However, Murray remains confident the club will enter the promotion mix come the end of the season if his side learn from their mistakes.
He said: “This league is going to be so tight. The top two ran away with it early doors and they’ve started dropping points over recent weeks.
“There’s going to be a time when we have to strike and we have to be in that pack.
“It will be like this all season. I know we’re going to be in the mix but we’ve got to learn and we’ve got to be better.
“If I’m being brutal, we need more quality in the team especially when you lose players [to injury].
“We all wanted this season to be one where we’re competing in the top-three and really going for it.
“But I think in hindsight, we lost a lot of big players and there’s been an awful lot of change and that’s caught up with us.”
Kidderminster are next in action against Chorley on Saturday, November 29 with kick-off at 3pm at Aggborough.
