Maidenhead gifted victory by Town in poor home show

Town boss Chris Millington said his side "gifted" Maidenhead the win after a hugely disappointing defeat at The Shay last Saturday.

Ashley Nathaniel-George's early goal was enough to consign Town to a 1-0 defeat in a poor display.

"It should have been a dull 0-0 draw that everybody forgets about that we've managed to lose," Millington told the Courier.

"It actually takes more effort to lose the game than to win it because Maidenhead have had to do nothing to win the game.

"Two shots on target, one of them from outside the area, the other one a counterattack, which we're well aware of because it's exactly what we showed the lads in the analysis, it's exactly what we prepared them for.

"Someone takes too many touches in midfield, they win it back and drive at the heart of us, we drop off and they stick it in the net.

"What have they done after that? Absolutely nothing.

"We've gifted them the three points."

The Shaymen never looked convincing in their efforts to cancel out Maidenhead's goal and struggled to create clear chances, especially in the second-half.

"Loads of penalty box entries, if you count the amount of times we've had the ball in their box, the amount of dangerous situations we've caused has been a decent number," Millington said.

"But putting the finishing touch to those opportunities is sorely lacking.

"I know the fans are frustrated, disappointed, angry and it's all vented at me, and I take it on my shoulders, it's my fault, it's my team. But they can't deny we've had six attackers on the pitch today.”