Iron boss Alan Devonshire expressed the disappointment in
his team after watching them go down 3-2 against a Lincoln side who were forced
to play with ten men for the vast majority of the second half. Suggesting that
changes in personnel would not be shied away from if required, Devonshire
called on his players to bounce back immediately to prove their worth to the
team.
“I’m disappointed in certain players, and if I have to go
and get some new players after Monday I will. The problem is, if one comes in,
one goes out. I’ve told them in there today, I’m not happy at all. I know where
we’re short and I know what needs to be done. It’s down to me as a manager to
get it sorted and to try and get the players in that I’ve been after for a
while now”
Sean Newton gave the home side an early lead at Sincil Bank,
which was to be doubled by Hamza Bencherif to put Braintree two goals behind
within 21 minutes. With Iron creating little in the first half, their fortunes
seemed to change at the start of the second when Jordan Cox was pulled back by
Tony Diagne in the area.
With Diagne seeing red for the infringement, Kenny Davis
converted from the spot to halve the deficit. He did so in vein however as Ben
Tomlinson added a third for the hosts just twelve minutes later. Alan
Devonshire rang the changes with Sean Marks and Dan Walker replacing Michael
Bakare and Sam Habergham twenty minutes from the end as his squad struggled to
capitalise on the man advantage. Devonshire’s squad concerns will have been
heightened by seeing both Brundle and Sparkes come off for periods to receive
treatment.
It was the wounded Mitch Brundle who was then to close the
gap once more in the last minute of normal time with a deflected shot from
outside the area. However, it was too little too late for Iron, who have now
suffered six defeats in eight against the Imps.
By Chris Pargin
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