KIDDERMINSTER HARRIERS manager Phil Brown admitted that he was 'completely confused' by York City's tactical set-up in Saturday's 0-0 draw. 

A goalless draw at Aggborough meant that neither York or Kidderminster were able to pull further away from one another in the Vanarama National League relegation zone, as Adam Hinshelwood claimed his first point as City boss. 

However, Brown in the opposing dugout confessed that he was confused by York's tactical set-up after analysing City's previous two matches under Hinshelwood, also saying that it would have been a 'smash and grab' had the visitors nicked all three points.

"I didn't ever feel as if York were offering enough for us to lose the game or score a goal, I don't think that they showed enough ambition as far as we were concerned," Brown told the Kidderminster media team.

"They've got their own way of playing and it completely confused me, because in the previous two games you watched York on a video and you think that they're going to be playing the same way, surely they were coming to Aggborough and they are going to try and impress the new manager.

"He's had a couple of games and a couple of defeats, but I said to our board that it is the philosophy of a football club and the philosophy of a coach can go out of the window, I think that their philosophy went out of the window in today's game.

"He showed a way of playing a bit of grit and determination, they have come here and frustrated us, there is no doubt about it.

"They've got themselves a clean sheet, but fortunately we have got ourselves a clean sheet as well because you can lose those games quite quickly."

Brown also confessed that the match wasn't an entertaining one, but the Kidderminster boss was pleased with the focus from his defence to deal with City's counter-attacking style of play in a match which the Harriers' manager felt his side deserved the three points.

Brown admitted: "I think the fans come out to be entertained, they want to see goals and they want it to be a spectacle, and we didn't really kick it into a spectacle until 60 minutes onwards. Then we looked like we had a half chance of winning the game.

"The focus I think between the centre-backs and the goalkeeper was brilliant.

"I thought that at any given time York could hit us on the counter-attack and certainly in the second-half, when we were throwing extra bodies in the box and not getting the second ball on the edge of the box, the next thing you know you have got to run 60 to 70 yards to defend a cross that is coming in.

"For our goalkeeper to make a save, I don't think he has, I don't think he's been tested today.

"It was one-niler for me, it was always going to be a one-niler and either way that could have been, it would have been a smash and grab from their perspective.

"If anyone deserved to win the game, I think that we did, but at the end of the day it's another clean sheet. It was one of those days where it just didn't happen."