Ian Allinson felt it was two points dropped even though St Albans City had to fight back three times to claim a 3-3 draw at Chippenham Town.
Goals from Zane Banton, Tom Bender and Rhys Murrell-Williamson ended a run of three straight defeats and they could have even gone on to win it late on.
But it was the goals conceded that vexed the City boss, with all three coming from set-pieces.
He said: “We have not defended correctly again. We spoke on Thursday night about competing at set-pieces for the second ball.
“A lot of their strength is about long throws and corners and after six minutes, they have a long throw, nobody goes with the runner and it’s 1-0.
“We get back into the game with a good goal from Zane Banton but then again, we give a soft corner away and one ball into the box and people don’t do their job and it’s another free header.
“You have to question people because we’re a little bit too nice in certain areas and certain situations and I challenged them at half-time and I felt second half we were outstanding.”
However, Allinson still thinks this side could go on to great things, if they manage to sort out their defensive frailities.
“The frustrations I have are probably the same as supporters and the club in general,” he admitted.
“We’ve got some really good quality players but we need to mix it with learning how to defend.
“I think we showed that second half. We had chance after chance and their keeper has made some good saves.
“It was nice to stop the rot but then I don’t think it was a rot as we haven’t played too poorly. Hampton, Dartford and Welling were always going to be hard games.”
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules here