Ardley slams 'criminal' display

Ardley: Extremely disappointed

Wimbledon boss Neal Ardley was very unhappy with the performance of his side after the 2-0 loss to Exeter at St James Park.

The Dons created few chances at St James' Park despite seeing plenty of the ball, and were a distant second best in the first half.

"I am very disappointed and the players know how I feel as well," he said. "It's criminal when you come away from home and the opposition play with more energy and more desire and it just can't be had.

"We can accept the detail sometimes not being right, we can accept there are going to be mistakes at times but we can't accept that the basics for a good performance aren't there and the things that are in the players' control aren't there.

"I didn't feel at any point we had enough about us and if I was Exeter I would feel that was a comfortable victory.

"It is not good enough and our fans have travelled a long way on a Tuesday night and we didn't give them a performance. We didn't play particularly well in the cup on Saturday so that is two on the trot. We have got to make sure that doesn't happen again."