‘We didn’t turn up’ – Millwall assistant boss gives verdict on Wigan Athletic defeat

Millwall assistant manager Adam Barrett admitted they were “second best” in today’s 2-1 defeat at Wigan Athletic.

The Latics took the lead through Will Keane before George Saville equalised on the half-hour mark.

But the South Londoners, whose stuttering form has put their Championship play-off place at real risk, conceded again in the 84th minute with substitute Thelo Aasgaard whipping the ball beyond George Long.

The Lions have taken five points from a possible 18.

Barrett said: “It was very disappointing. We didn’t really get going in the game and got what we deserved. We didn’t deserve anything out of it.

“Big games, pressure games, like today – you know what is at stake – and unfortunately we didn’t turn up. Extremely disappointed.

“They were better than us in every aspect.

“The lads have been magnificent all season and got themselves into a great position. We’ve all worked extremely hard. When you come into these moments it is pressure. You see it up and down the division, teams at the bottom start scrapping results out. It is a multiple of things – we didn’t pass the ball well enough, we turned it over too cheaply and were second best in a lot of the challenges.

“We didn’t do the basics of the game well enough. Unfortunately that gets their tails up.

“We just couldn’t get hold of it. Every time we got hold of the possession, we turned it over again. So the game was very difficult for us to get any control in. We done it once or twice in the game – but it’s nowhere near enough. You are coming away from home, they are fighting for their lives and we had to show more control, better composure and more aggression in the right areas.”