Dean Brennan joked that some of his Barnet players “need shooting” after some costly defensive errors allowed Chesterfield to steal a point in the dying embers of an exhilarating 3-3 draw.
Tom Knowles and Zac Williams both netted in the first half either side of a goal from Chesterfield’s Louis Marsh, who equalised after the break before late efforts from Kabongo Tshimanga and Joel Randall sealed the end to an incredible match.
But Barnet boss Brennan, who remains undefeated in League Two this season, insisted that his side should have won after some costly mistakes.
“Some of them need shooting,” joked Brennan, when asked for his reaction to a truly wonderful game of football. “I’m really frustrated with some of the players that have been with me. It was a great game first and foremost, but from my point of view, I’m just really angry.”
Goalscorer Tom Knowles started on the left-hand side of an in-form Barnet attacking unit and scored to put his side 1-0 up on the day.
But, speaking to the club website post-match, Brennan said: “His goal was great, but I didn’t think his performance was. I thought he was sloppy in his play and naive in his press, and he got pinned back by their full-back. That’s not what we wanted, and he ran out of steam.
“He got his goal, but we, the coaching staff, worked on that. You’ve got to hold players’ hands all the time now in this business. We looked a bit tired today. We travelled here on the day, and I don’t know if that helped to be dead honest, so maybe those little one percents can cost you.”
Despite netting three on the day and taking the lead by the same number on different occasions, Brennan was irked by the manner in which his side were only able to come away with a point.
“The goals we conceded today were pub standard. I was so angry, and I said that to the players. It is what it is. Could the players have an excuse that they were tired at the end? I don’t know, maybe.
“I can’t explain that game, because realistically, we should be coming out with a three-goal victory. It’s very frustrating."
And a fuming Brennan revealed what he said to his players at half-time.
“Be more ruthless. Get after them, get more goals,” added the Barnet boss. “We had plenty of opportunities here today. They (Chesterfield) gave three debuts here today, so get after them and make them defend.
“I thought we started quite well in the second half, and we played the whole game really well apart from just the madness, absolute madness.”
The Bees host Accrington Stanley at the Hive on Saturday, looking to return to winning ways with their unbeaten League Two status still intact.
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