Luton must do the 'ugly side' better - Clark

Jordan Clark has been with Luton Town since the summer of 2020

Midfielder Jordan Clark says Luton Town need to "start fresh" after losing three of their last four games in League One.

Saturday's 3-1 defeat at Lincoln City left the Hatters, relegated in the last two seasons, 11th in the table.

Boss Matt Bloomfield apologised to supporters following the game and Clark - who scored the Hatters only goal of the game - admitted the team are not good enough at the moment.

"It's tough to take, I love this club so much but we're just used to losing at the minute which is not good, especially after last season," Clark told BBC Three Counties Radio.

"It's down to us now to get together as a group and have a lot of choice words because something's not right.

"It's not tactics, it's nothing to do with that, it's what's inside and it doesn't look at the minute as if it means enough, which is the worrying thing.

"As an older player, I've been here a while, it's down to me to get these boys going."

Luton began the season by winning three of their first four, but the defeat at Lincoln was preceded by losses in their last two games at Kenilworth Road, to Cardiff City and Plymouth Argyle.

There was a significant turnover of players leaving and coming in during the summer transfer window, but Clark, who has been with the club since 2020, said that should not be used as an excuse.

"We're saying all the right things before the games and everyone's ready for it and when he blows the whistle, we're losing headers and tackles, second balls, not doing the basics," Clark added.

"I don't know if we think we're better than we are or what but something's not right and [to change that] it starts off by doing the horrible stuff as best as you can, the football comes second.

"Tactics and team stuff goes out the window, it's down to the individual, you've got to do your job along with your 10 other mates.

"That's what it comes down to first and foremost, 'I'm going to beat my man', 'I'm going to be better than my man', that's football, that'll never change."

Asked whether winning the Championship play-off final at Wembley in 2023 and playing in the Premier League now felt "a million miles away", the 32-year-old replied: "It feels even further than that. It's hard, it's tough.

"We're second best in a lot of areas at the moment. In this league you've got to do the basics and the horrible side of the game better if you want to achieve something, then your football, individual brilliance and quality should come out.

"But at the minute our quality isn't coming out because we're not doing the ugly side of the game well enough. We've got to come in on Monday morning and start fresh."