JOHNNIE Jackson said his AFC Wimbledon side were “unrecognisable” in the first half of their 3-1 defeat at MK Dons on Tuesday night.
The hosts raced into a 3-0 lead inside 22 minutes after Dan Kemp’s opener, Ryan Johnson’s own goal and Warren O’Hora’s header.
Armani Little gave the visitors some hope in the 53rd minute but that was completely extinguished when Huseyin Biler and Paul Kalambayi were sent off for straight red cards in the 65th and 73rd minutes.
“The first half was completely unacceptable, it wasn’t good enough for the football club and it wasn’t good enough for the supporters,” Jackson said on the Dons’ website. “We were unrecognisable from the team that we’ve been this season. We didn’t show anything that we’re good at, that’s given us success this season, and that’s the most frustrating thing.
“We were second to everything – headers, tackles. I told the lads that if they hadn’t been wearing yellow and blue, I wouldn’t have recognised that as my Wimbledon team. Normally, you could put them in green and white stripes and still recognise that it’s us.
“We showed a lot of spirit in that second half, but it was too late, the game was gone. I wanted to see that spirit from the off. It hurts, I hope it hurts the boys as much as it hurts the supporters.”
The Dons dropped to tenth in League Two, four points off the play-offs, ahead of hosting Mansfield Town on Saturday at 3pm.
