Dungannon Swifts manager Rodney McAree says his side were “nowhere near the levels required” after their 2-0 defeat against Glentoran at the Oval.
Goals from David Fisher and Paddy McClean in the second half ended Dungannon’s four game unbeaten run in the league, which included last week’s impressive 3-0 win against Larne at Inver Park.
And McAree was not impressed by their display in east Belfast.
“I thought we were poor, I can have no argument with the scoreline,” he told BBC Sport NI.
“In the second half we made so many silly decisions and so many silly mistakes and we conceded two awful goals,” McAree continued.
“We are disappointed because we have had a great start to the season, so I am not going to be too disappointed in the players, we’ll put it in the bin because it wasn’t us.”
McAree was particularly frustrated by the Swifts’ response to Glentoran’s quickfire goals early in the second half.
“We didn’t look like we had any heart or desire to get back into the game, we looked like we gave up the ghost,” he admitted.
“The most positive thing about the scoreline was it was only 2-0, it could have been a hell of a lot more.”