Norwich City boss Dean Smith was not happy with the way his side played against his old club Aston Villa on Tuesday.
Smith, who was sacked by Villa and days later appointed by Norwich earlier in the season, saw his side succumb to a 2-0 home defeat.
The result leaves them bottom of the table with only ten points from 17 matches.
Smith told BBC Match of the Day: "The first half was miles off where we want to be. We can't allow a player to run from the halfway line without laying a glove on him.
"It looked like we were playing low-risk football, which is not what we asked. We're missing around eight players that could play in the first team at the moment.
"The last few games have been frustrating because of our finishing. Tonight it was frustrating because of our first-half performance. You're not going to win anything playing like that.
"It's a mountain we believe we can climb. We've got good players in the squad, we know that. Unfortunately it wasn't good enough tonight."
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