JOHNNIE Jackson admits Wimbledon need to boost their attacking options in the transfer window following today’s 2-0 defeat Wrexham.
The Dons looked the better side in the opening 45 minutes against the big spending Welsh side, but were unable to turn that into goals.
Wrexham made the Londoners pay the price just after the hour when Steven Fletcher struck a clinical volley past Alex Bass.
Paul Mullin added a second just eight minutes later as the Dons, as the absence of missing Asia Cup Ali Al-Hamadi and Omar Bugiel began to tell.
The duo could potentially be away until the middle of next month depending on how their countries fare in the competition, leaving Wimbledon’s manger to ponder whether a new signing could be on the cards.
Jackson told afcwimbledon.co.uk: “It’s obvious that we need some bodies.
“With Josh Neufville being out and the two boys being away, we haven’t got a striker on the bench.
“You want to be able to make the changes off the bench that can go and impact the game.
“It is what it is – we’ll work hard this week to see what we can do.
“The boys have got to rest up.
“They gave everything out there today, they didn’t get what they deserve, or what the supporters who travelled in their numbers deserved.”
Wimbledon may well feel hard done by, but Jackson accepted it was sloppy defending which was their own undoing.
He explained: “That little period of nine minutes has cost us the game.
“It’s frustrating because I think it was a really good performance from our team.
“We dominated the first half completely and then they had their moments in the second and got their goals in that period.”
Jackson added: “We switched off for the two goals.
“One is a set play and the other is a cross into our box, which we knew would be their threat.
“But we’ve had enough chances ourselves at the other end to probably win.
“We knew we wouldn’t necessarily get loads of chances here so you have to take them.
“From the box to box we were by far the better team but the scoreline reads 2-0 and that’s what matters.”
Wimbledon have a full week now to prepare for Saturday’s home game before next Tuesday’s trip to bitter enemies MK Dons.
