Notts County boss Luke Williams has admitted he felt 'uncomfortable' after seeing his side conceded two goals against Maidenhead on Saturday.
Ahead of a run of three consecutive home league games, the Magpies won their final road trip of 2022 in dramatic fashion with Macaulay Langstaff claiming a late winner in a 4-3 victory at York Road.
However, Notts' fragility from set-piece situations was evident again as Emile Acquah capitalised on two errors inside the visitors' box as the Magpies concede three goals for the third time this season.
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It has become a frustrating feature of Notts' play in recent seasons, and Williams revealed his frustration at conceding two set-piece goals, insisting County should be doing better.
"It's hugely disappointing because the guys know their jobs at set-pieces and we have practiced them. Yeah, it's very disappointing.
"If there is something that is excellent that the opposition do then you can probably understand that, but it was quite routine [against Maidenhead] and we should have been able to deal with it far better.
"Then, for the other goal, we make a bit of a mistake in the back line and we're not completely coordinated and they manage to get behind us. I understand that a quick action maybe caught us out, but for the other two goals, I did not feel comfortable with those."
Next up for Notts is Gateshead, who are at the wrong end of the table in 23rd place. The reverse fixture was Williams' third league game as County boss and it ended all square. Since then the Magpies have embarked on a seven-game winning run, gone 13 games unbeaten and now sit top of the National League two weeks before Christmas.
Williams explained how far his side have come since that draw, but insisted it will be a test of how far his side have come when they play Mike Williamson's side tomorrow evening (7.45pm kick-off).
"I really feel like the players have applied themselves in a really impressive way, week after week, day after day," said Williams.
"I feel like we have progressed, I suppose I won't know until we see how we fair against Gateshead tomorrow night, but I feel like we have progressed well.
"We'll see, and we will let the players do the talking on the pitch."
