Bowyer blasts his Burton players after MK Dons mismatch
The Burton Albion chief did not hold back in his criticism after the defeat to MK Dons
Gary Bowyer launched a scathing attack on his Burton Albion players after he felt they rolled over for MK Dons on Saturday in the 6-2 defeat at Stadium MK.
The Brewers looked distinctly second best all afternoon at MK1, trailing 2-0 at the break before Dons went through the gears in the second-half to romp to their second six-goal haul in succession in League One.
Bowyer said the game was a mismatch all over the field in favour of the home side, but felt only captain Curtis Tilt put in a performance worthy of note, with the rest showing a lack of desire for the 500 travelling fans from Staffordshire.
“You saw the gulf between the two clubs this afternoon,” he said. “The stadium, the budget, their experience. I think they 3,000 appearances in their starting line-up, we had 1,000 and 400 of those would have been from Curtis Tilt.
“That shows the mismatch between the sides. It was a mismatch on paper and then on the pitch as well.
“All six goals we conceded were really soft, and we scored the two best goals of the game, two wonderful strikes.
“The manner and the lack of fight and desire, bar the captain, is alarming. That needs to be addressed this week.
“The most important thing is the result and we’ve been nowhere near good enough. The fans deserved better than that. I feel for them today.”