Johnnie Jackson admits ‘poor in-game management’ cost Dons all three points in Doncaster draw
Johnnie Jackson believed that poor in-game management cost AFC Wimbledon all three points in their 2-2 draw with Doncaster Rovers.
The Dons threw away a two-goal advantage with only four minutes of normal time remaining at Plough Lane.
Wimbledon scored the opener in the 76th minute through Nathan Young-Coombes.
Jack Currie picked up the ball on the left-hand side and whipped a ball in towards Davison. The 22-year-old forward’s shot was stopped on the line via a combination of the post and goalkeeper Johnny Mitchell.
But the Brentford loanee Young-Coombes followed the effort home and forced the ball over the line to bag his first goal for the club.
Picture : Keith Gillard
Young-Coombes doubled his and Wimbledon’s tally eight minutes later when he guided Ayoub Assal’s cross into the bottom left-hand corner.
Tommy Rowe pulled one back for the visitors in the 86th minute when a stunning shot from the edge of the box that rendered Nik Tzanev motionless.
And the comeback was complete in added time when defender Ro-Shaun Williams headed past Tzanev from a corner.
“I thought for 45 minutes of the second half, [we were] outstanding. The last five minutes were really, really poor in-game management,” said Jackson
“It’s a hard one to dissect because, for large parts of that game, we played so well – created so many chances and took two good goals.
“But we haven’t seen it through. It’s a point that should have been three.
“We’re in a really good place as far as what we’re doing on a football pitch. For large, large parts of games, I’m really pleased with 95 per cent of the stuff that I’m seeing, but I can’t ignore that last five minutes.
“It’s disappointing. It was really poor game management – I expect better in those situations.
Picture : Keith Gillard
“It’s something that we have to talk about in the dressing room, and we will. But you can always make improvements.
“We’re doing a lot of stuff right, but you can always strive to be better.”
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