Morecambe were 'too easy' to score against in Forest Green Rovers loss
Morecambe boss Jim Bentley said he will accept the responsibility for his side’s 5-0 defeat at Forest Green Rovers on the last day of the National League season.
Bentley named a makeshift side for his final game in charge of the Shrimps, who were second best throughout the last match of a miserable season.
Jili Buyabu and Kyle McAllister put the home team 2-0 up at half-time, after which Gabe Kircough and Ricardo Rees (2) completed the scoring.
Defeat meant Morecambe ended the season third-bottom of the National League, having conceded a league-high 103 goals.
That was 13 more than Gateshead, whose 90 against gave them the division’s second worst goals against record.
Bentley said: “We made a few changes and we are in a bit of experiment mode.
“I thought there were some positives with Oscar Wright getting his first start and the fact we could easily have had a couple of goals.
“At the same time, we could have conceded more as Forest Green were miles the better side.
“I will accept responsibility for formation and personnel, but what I won’t accept responsibility for is not picking your man up from a corner or tracking your runners, communication and basic defending.
“We went into the game with some positivity but we ended up getting cut open too many times.
“The goals we conceded typified where we are as a side.
“It was too easy to score against us with free headers and that is where we have struggled.”