Gills manager Justin Edinburgh spoke to the media following his side's defeat to Oldham on Saturday.
Gillingham manager Justin Edinburgh was left feeling disappointed after his side lost 2-1 to Oldham Athletic in Sky Bet League One on Saturday.
Cody McDonald opened the scoring with a 10th-minute header, before Oldham fought back with goals from Freddie Ladapo and Ryan Flynn after half-time.
Edinburgh on…the defeat: “I’m disappointed, upset and frustrated. I can’t hide behind the fact that I think Oldham deserved to in the game.
"For 30 minutes we started brightly and got the goal; we looked in charge of the game. But the last 15 minutes of the first half we took a step back and retreated, which is understandable, as we are not in the best run of form and that’s a natural instinct. I thought it allowed Oldham to come onto us and allowed them to develop their game just before half-time.”
Edinburgh on…the goals conceded: “I believe that both of the [Oldham] goals should have been disallowed.
“I think the first goal is a foul on Chris Herd, as the ball is nowhere near the Oldham player. Chris got a clear barge in the back. [For] the second one, there was a player obstructing Stuart Nelson from an offside position.”
Edinburgh on…decisions: “We’ve had some real key decisions go against us. The penalty [for handball following a Jake Hessenthaler shot] is a blatant penalty. I have viewed it, and he [the referee] said that the ball took a deflection, so that’s why it didn’t count as a handball.
“The ball doesn’t change direction, it takes a nick, and quite clearly it is handball.”