Daniel Moore left 'embarrassed' by Hebburn Town's FA Cup exit
Hebburn Town exited the FA Cup with a home defeat against former Northern Premier League rivals Guiseley on Saturday.
Daniel Moore admitted Hebburn Town FC’s performance in their FA Cup second qualifying round defeat at the hands of Guiseley had left him embarrassed.
The Hornets boss warned his players over the need to show the right attitude and mentality during their home tie against their former Northern Premier League rivals - but that warning was not heeded as the visitors claimed a deserved win at the Trustmark Group Stadium.
Goals from Amir Berchill, Cam Wilson, Jack Tinker and Kallan Murphy gave their visitors a surprisingly comfortable 4-1 win and left a Tom Allan penalty to act as the merest of consolations for Moore and his players on a deeply disappointing day. The Hornets boss has always spoken of his desire to take Hebburn into the first round proper of the FA Cup during his time in charge - but those hopes are now in tatters after a performance that triggered a angry reaction from Moore.
When asked for his reaction to the defeat, he said: “Embarrassing, I’m embarrassed and I know the lads feel embarrassed by it. Not out of any disrespect to Guiseley, everyone looks at it, I could see it coming. I saw it in the dressing room, I warned them about it, the mentality, the attitude they have got to display today and they didn’t do it.
"They’ve let me down, I want to go far in this competition, the club does, and the players on the pitch, not just the lads starting today, the lads coming off the bench, I don’t think there are any positives I will take from today. The goals were conceded were an absolute joke, there are no words for them, there’s nothing you can rectify in training, it’s just poor all over the pitch - and not one player can come to me and say they did alright because they didn’t. They didn’t win any first or seconds, they didn’t have sustained periods of play, we were playing back all of the time.”
The Hornets will hope to bounce back when they visit Darlington on Saturday afternoon before returning to their home patch to face Oxford City seven days later.
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