Kennedy 'scratching head' at players' decisions

Swindon head coach Mark Kennedy said his players' decision making leaves him "scratching his head" after they lost 2-1 to Salford City for their sixth league defeat this season.

The result means Swindon remain above League Two's bottom two in 22nd place, with just 11 points from 13 games since Kennedy took over.

"Unfortunately we found a way to lose the game," Kennedy told BBC Radio Wiltshire.

"Our decision making leaves me scratching my head a little bit. The games we've lost, I don't feel this season, with the exception of Walsall, anybody's come and beat us."

Kennedy pointed to losses to Carlisle, Port Vale and Doncaster before the defeat by Salford as examples where Swindon were making errors, which he said was "difficult" for him to take.

"When I look at Darren [Moore] at Port Vale, Grant [McCann] on Saturday, Karl [Robinson] tonight (Tuesday), when I look back and reflect and visualise the following day having played my team and what they did to beat us, I keep coming up with the same answer: 'We were really lucky there, they didn't half help us'," Kennedy said.

"We're handing teams wins - Carlisle, two set-pieces, Port Vale first goal, set-piece.

"Second goal tonight, clear your lines. We bizarrely think we're going to take somebody on in the box and go across the goal and put ourselves in difficult situations. That's really difficult for me to take as a head coach."

Swindon's finish of 19th in League Two last season was their lowest league position in 40 years since they finished 17th in the Fourth Division in 1984.

Kennedy was brought in following the end of the last campaign. However, the Robins have been near the foot of the table all season so far.

The 48-year-old said he was not thinking about his position at the club.

"That doesn't concern me in the slightest, I'm really proud to work for the club, it's a great club," Kennedy said.

"In terms of what Clem [Morfuni, Swindon owner] and the board are thinking, worrying about tomorrow ruins today, so you can only control the controllables."