There's no point just me being angry - Appleton

Michael Appleton's side have lost six of their nine matches in League Two this season

Shrewsbury Town boss Michael Appleton said his players must share his "disappointment and anger" if they are to improve on their poor start to the season.

The Shrews remained second from bottom in League Two after a 2-0 defeat on Saturday against a Harrogate Town side who had lost four straight league matches.

Appleton's side have picked up just five points from their opening nine matches despite bringing in 12 players over the summer.

"I'm obviously concerned and bothered about it. I hope the players and everyone else is as much as I am," he told BBC Radio Shropshire.

"If that's the case we'll pull ourselves away from it, but there's no point just me being concerned, and me being disappointed and angry about it. I need people around me to do the exact same thing.

"If I could go and play and jump on second balls and win seconds in the middle of the park... but unfortunately my days of doing that are over."

He added: "The reality is you've got to do the basics in football right if you want to win games.

"You have to be competitive, you have to win your first duels, you have to win your second duels, and I just didn't think we did that enough [against Harrogate]."

Shrews captain John Marquis was dropped to the bench for the trip to North Yorkshire after only one goal in eight league starts this season.

The forward came on as a second-half substitute as Shrewsbury chased an equaliser before the visitors conceded a late second.

"It was a tough decision and now it looks like the wrong decision, so I'm more than happy to take the stick and the flak that goes with that," Appleton said.

"But looking at previous games and performances I can only pick a team going on that.

"John was as professional as ever and he came on the pitch and made an impact, which was good from my point of view."