John Askey wants some of his Shrewsbury players to 'man up' but says defeat adds more determination
Winless Shrewsbury boss John Askey has vowed that Saturday's second-half capitulation at Luton will fuel the fire in his bid to succeed.
Askey is still looking for his first win in charge at Montgomery Waters Meadow as Town twice led but still succumbed to a 3-2 defeat at Luton.
The Town boss, who saw his team drop to 23rd in League One after five games, lambasted his side for not being good enough in the second period. He added that it is time one or two should 'man up'.
And Askey stressed that performances of that ilk only crank up the determination for him to turn his slow start at Shrewsbury around into winning ways.
He said: "Everybody's disappointed because it was a good opportunity to get the three points.
"But it's got to make you more determined. For myself it'll make me more determined.
"Obviously I'm aware of situations and it's got to be better.
"But as long as I'm manager then I'll keep fighting, keep doing what's right and hopefully the players will stick with me and give everything they can for Shrewsbury – the football club's the main thing."
Shaun Whalley's penalty gave Town a half-time lead at Kenilworth Road before Jorge Grant levelled with a fine free-kick.
Striker Lee Angol, making his full debut, nipped Shrewsbury back ahead with a bizarre goal after the hour but the Hatters struck twice on 73 and 76 minutes through Jack Stacey and Elliot Lee to steal the spoils.
And, for the first time since taking over, Askey was livid with his side's performance, calling out their game management in the second half.
He continued: "I've taken encouragement from the previous games but the second half concerned me.
"Lee Angol, coming in for his first game, did very well. So that was a bonus but we need to do better.
"We need to work harder and man up, one or two.
"It's about sorting it out and trying to make sure it doesn't happen again, that's the big thing.
"There's no use shouting for no reason. You've got to have a reason why it happened in the second half, it was mainly because we dropped too deep.
"We'll have a look and hopefully learn from it. If we learn from it we'll improve."
