ADAM HINSHELWOOD admitted that his York City side were outworked by Altrincham after a 3-0 defeat this evening.

After a resounding 4-0 win over Yeovil Town on Saturday, York dropped to a disappointing defeat against Altrincham with Regan Linney scoring a brace, added to by Matty Kosylo.

All three goals of the match came in the first-half, with Hinshelwood frustrated by City’s display in the opening 45 minutes and felt that any form of response from his side came far too late in the contest.

“It was a bit different from last year, but could have been the same after the lad lobbed Rory,” Hinshelwood admitted.

“You can’t play with grit and determination when you’re 3-0 down, run about and get close to people.

“When you’re 3-0 down, you can’t give a response, it needs to be there every time you step foot out because the National League is unforgiving.

“You have to be prepared to outwork the opponent Saturday, Tuesday, Saturday, Tuesday.

“That’s why I made the changes today, I wanted to keep it fresh and they haven’t worked.

“They’ve got to take full responsibility for that.

“A really disappointing night, more so for the fans again because they come out in full force.

“It’s a difficult place to get to on a Tuesday night and over 700 deserves more than what we’ve given them.

“I’m really disappointed with the first-half, but I thought that we had a real go in the second-half and the goalkeeper made some unbelievable saves.

“We stuck to a bit more of a game plan in the second-half and maybe my team selection was way off today.

“We started the game well, took some corners and pinned them back for the first ten minutes.

“But then you can’t have spells in the National League where you sort of switch off and get played around for half an hour, that’s what can happen.

“I thought that we probably didn’t get to grips with their set-up quick enough to play through them and identify where the spaces were for us.

“When they got the ball they were sharper, won more duels than us and you just can’t win a game if that’s going to happen.

“It happened for a large part of the first-half.”

Hinshelwood also felt that Kosylo’s strike, which was Altrincham’s third, killed the match for York with any signs of a comeback unlikely against difficult opposition.

He also berated his players for not taking responsibility in possession, and not dealing with the pressure that Altrincham applied as City failed to break down the Robins.

Hinshelwood added: “The last one killed us, coming in 3-0. 2-0 gives you a little bit more hope maybe, but the third one was just so soft.

“It’s hunger from them to press and a bad decision from us, we didn’t quite execute it and it’s players not taking responsibility.

“They put us under pressure and the players didn’t want to pass it back or be on the ball, the easy one is to play back to the goalie it seems.

“We played that a lot, and it’s another team that has come and let Callum Howe have the ball and we’ve struggled when that’s been the case.

“You have got to give credit to the opposition, I thought that they were sharper and when it mattered, they were more clinical.

“If you looked at the amount the ball was in the final third today, it would be even, if not, we had more.

“Their forwards have come up with the bits of magic at the right times.”