Liam Watson wary of AFC Telford's leaking defence
AFC Telford United manager Liam Watson today warned his side's defending could become their "Achilles heel" in the quest for promotion from the Skrill Conference North.
The Bucks back-line allowed Ryan Kendall two free headers in the space of a minute in the 2-2 draw at league leaders North Ferriby United on Saturday.
Telford had bucked their trend of going behind in games, which had occurred in their previous six outings, through Simon Grand's third-minute opener. Kendall then struck twice before Adam Farrell levelled, the sixth time in seven games that they have come from behind to claim points.
But Watson, after a seventh fixture without keeping the opposition at bay, is fast losing patience with his leaky rearguard.
He said: "If you come away from home against the top side in the league and score twice, you should be going home with three points," he said.
"We concede too many goals, simple as. If we don't start sorting that out, we are going to struggle. You can't have free headers like Saturday, you never see our forwards get them.
"People talk about character to come back and it's great to have that, but top sides do the right things at the right times.
"The big thing is clean sheets. If we could keep a few more of them, the table would look a lot different. It's our Achilles heel."
