Mark Robinson felt it was 'men against boys' as his AFC Wimbledon side were well beaten by Bolton Wanderers and felt the goals his side conceded were 'soft'.
Wanderers took the lead in the first half thanks to Jon Dadi Bodvarsson's header as he scored his first goal for Bolton.
Dapo Afolayan then added a second after the break, before Dion Charles clinically finished to put Wanderers three goals to the good.
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And Amadou Bakayoko came off the bench to net Bolton's fourth as Wanderers narrowed their gap to the play-offs to seven points, thanks to results elsewhere on the day going their way after the comprehensive 4-0 loss.
Dons head coach Robinson felt his team were not competitive in the encounter as Wanderers were first to everything and better in all departments as he lamented the quality of the goals Bolton scored against the Plough Lane outfit.
"The thing that always makes you feel it's going to be fine is we've always been fiercely competitive bar two games this season and today we weren't.
"Every game whether we've drawn, lost or won, we're always a competitive side and today that just weren't the case so that's worrying because I haven't really seen us put in a performance like that.
"The preparation has been alright. We were without five key players that would normally start, but it was an opportunity for other players, those who have knocked on your door saying 'what have I got to do to get a chance' and today they got a chance and obviously haven't taken it.
"It was just men against boys. They were first to everything, physically better than us and the manner of the goals were just so soft so not a lot to be positive about.
"They started well, but to be fair when their goal came, I felt like we'd weathered that a litrle bit and the game was evening out, the crowd were very quiet and we started to get a few more regains, although our quality wasn't good enough on the ball.
"The goal's come and I felt we finished the first half alright and I just said 'look, come on, show your personality'.
"But the goals were just so poor and we were lucky to get away with four."
