ADAM HINSHELWOOD labelled York City’s 6-1 defeat to Altrincham as ‘embarrassing’ after a disastrous performance.

Hinshelwood is still waiting for his first win as York manager after Altrincham ran rampant over City, with Justin Amaluzor, Chris Conn-Clarke, Jake Cooper, a brace from Alex Newby and an own-goal from George Sykes-Kenworthy seeing the Minstermen falter.

The York boss took full responsibility for the calamitous defeat, and felt that the early mistake from Sykes-Kenworthy damaged the confidence of his side.

“The mistakes and how we conceded the goals was nothing short of embarrassing,” Hinshelwood slated.

“We simply can’t do it, it’s nowhere near acceptable.

“Any football club, never mind one with the stature that we are working at, it’s (passion) got to be shown and shown again, it’s got to change out there on the pitch.

“They were all upbeat before the game but didn’t take it out onto the pitch, if you go a goal down then you’ve got to stay in the game.

“You’ve got to fight in every minute, and we didn’t do that.

“We started the game and the confidence just oozed out of the team from there, the second goal has come from our wide free-kick, the third goal has come a wide free-kick where they have ran the length of the pitch and we haven’t dealt with it.

“Tactics-wise, there is a huge responsibility on my shoulders with the team that has been picked, it falls on my shoulders.

“I think if we start the game like we did and we finish the half like we did, then we’re going to give ourselves an uphill challenge.

“In the one-on-ones we were second best. I’ve picked the team so I want to take full responsibility and all of the criticism that comes my way, if you start the game with a mistake, finish the half with a mistake then you’re going to leave yourself with too big of a task.

“The grit and determination you saw on Saturday wasn’t there on Saturday.”

Hinshelwood confirmed that he had ordered the players in for an extra training session tomorrow in response to the harrowing defeat.

The City boss also refused to rule out that he had lost belief in securing safety from the Vanarama National League, despite the Minstermen sitting second from bottom, and three points adrift of safety.

“We have to come in tomorrow and show the lads, it’s all we can do.

“We have to come in tomorrow, it’s totally unacceptable, the only way through is to keep working hard.

“The work and effort isn’t there all the time, and it’s got to be there.

“We just can’t flick that on and off. They seemed to be that way Saturday and before the game, but the mistake devoid the whole team of confidence. We’ve got to learn.

“I have to keep believing, our fans expect that of us.

“The fans were outstanding again today, and when criticism comes our way then I will be the one way to take it.

“We have to keep fighting, we are York City, a massive club for this level and we have to keep fighting until the last whistle of the last day goes.”