Matt Clemnets has told his St Neots Town players they can't let their season fizzle out after a 1-0 defeat to Basingstoke in the Evo-Stik Southern League Premier Division.
The Saints fell to their third defeat in a row against Basingstoke, with the visitors leapfrogging them into 10th in the league in the process.
And it was even more frustrating as his side dominated the possession without really being able to carve out any chances before Sam Smart scored the game's only goal on the break just before the interval.
"To be honest we dominated the first 45 minutes, I was happy with what we did do," Clements said.
"We weren't overly exciting but we controlled the game and our set pieces looked dangerous which I was pleased about and I was saying to Matty [Haniver, his assistant] it's a case of when we score.
"But we didn't really look like we were ever going to really hurt them. They nicked a goal on the break and we went back to dominating, lots of possession but no real.
Despite his frustration at the result, Clements said that it isn't hugely concerning for him given it was only the fourth time all season that his side have failed to find the net.
And with the next few games against teams in the bottom half of the table – with Merthyr and Bishop's Storford in back-to-back weeks – he hopes his side can get back to their swaggering best.
"It's probably one of the first times we didn't score and didn't look like we were going too," Clements said.
"It's not a massive worry because it's not something that's happened consistently but I've told them that we can't let this become a mid-table drift away towards the end of the season.