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Carlisle United boss on Chesterfield defeat and team decisions
Mike Williamson insisted that “moments” cost Carlisle United against Chesterfield rather than tactics or selection.
The Blues lost 2-0 to the play-off chasing Spireites to remain bottom of League Two.
Williamson made four changes to his XI but said that the data of the game showed that Carlisle’s performance was good in many aspects.
But he conceded that they did not show enough conviction at the crucial times in the game.
He said: “It’s up to you to reflect and look at the data and at the end of the day, I think with the possession, we edged that. I think shots, we edged that. I think expected goals [xG], we edged that.
“So then ultimately it comes down to the fact that we didn't punish them, we didn't capitalise, we didn't take our chances, then we got punished.
“I’m disappointed and frustrated that we didn't take any chances. We knew what game it was going to be like in terms of being open and they were never going to give us any time.
“We wanted to attract the press as much as possible and play around and over the top. It comes down to those moments in the game [where] they took their chances and I think we missed three or four of our own.”
Dilan Markanday and Will Grigg struck in either half for Paul Cook’s visitors, the second goal coming after an error from Aaron Hayden.
Sub Georgie Kelly enjoyed Carlisle’s best chances but failed to convert any of them as United remained at the foot of League Two on goals scored.
On the Spireites’ opener, Williamson said: “Concentration is important, especially when you're playing against a front-line like them.
“They might not have the pace and power, but they've definitely got the experience and technical ability to hurt you.
“There was a runner over the top and we get attracted to men to the ball, we get slipped through and then we get punished.”
On the second goal, when Armando Dobra got the better of Hayden to set up Grigg, the Carlisle boss said: “I think it was down to fatigue and we were trying to throw bodies forward and trying to get back in the game.
Chesterfield's Will Grigg seals Carlisle's defeat after a mistake from Aaron Hayden (Image: Ben Holmes)
“Again, it probably comes down to a lack of that concentration and possibly minutes on the pitch, but we're just trying to delay things as much as we can.
“And the ball ends up deflecting and we get punished by it. But the game has turned into a bit of a basketball game at this point, something that we want to try and come away from. But in the nature of the way Chesterfield play, they'll never sit off. They'll never concede any ground or territory. And we ended up getting punished.”
Williamson’s selection included recalls for Dylan McGeouch and Josh Vela in midfield, with Jon Mellish also returning from suspension and Jordan Jones handed a start, while Tyler Burey was switched to left wing-back.
Asked if so many changes both in personnel and position had disrupted Carlisle’s recent consistency, Williamson said: “When you reflect on the actual data, which it's tough to look at now, but in possession and xG and shots and things like that, I think we edged the game.
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“Obviously, the scoreboard matters.
“We haven't [scored], but ultimately Dom [Sadi] and Tyler opened the pitch up a few times, adding up a few opportunities, crossing balls and getting shots off that, on another day, with a bit more quality, would pay off.
“But the fact is, we're heading into a busy period. We make changes, we feel as though we put a team out that can win the game, and we didn't.
“So, certainly we'll reflect back and I'll be the first one to look at our decisions.
“But if you take the game as an isolated game. I don't think that they are two goals and superior from us. I think it was a close game and it came down to moments.”
Williamson said most of his selection calls were not down to any injury concerns, as Callum Guy, Ben Williams and Ben Barclay dropped to the bench, although Kadeem Harris missed out with a hip problem.
“It [the selection] was just in terms of putting a team out there that we thought was as balanced as we can, with opportunities to change it in the last half an hour, because I think that's the part of the game – that we want to finish games as strong as we start them.
“So, as much as we wanted lads on the pitch that we feel can win the game, we wanted to get lads up to speed as much as we can going into a busy period, but then also making changes in a period when the game is stretched and we feel as though we can capitalise on it.”
