Abbott: We got what we deserved

Charlie Austin took just three minutes to make a mark on his full Robins debut after the home defence had failed to clear Billy Paynter's cross from the right.Abbott said: "That was a real progress breaker. The first half was close to the worst since I have been at the club."Abbott blamed the defeat on "lethargy and low tempo" and added: "It's annoying and upsetting that players can go out and be so lacklustre and play with such lack of desire."Abbott said: "We gave ourselves a hill to climb after three minutes. It was a weak piece of play and we got worse after that."The United boss admitted that criticism levelled at him by sections of the crowd was justified."There are no excuses, we were not mentally tough enough," he said. "It was a completely poor performance and the fans are entitled to be upset and they let me know in no uncertain terms."

Source: Team_Talk