The Hartlepool Mail's Robbie Stelling reacts to Saturday's defeat at Aldershot as fans' frustration reaches fever pitch.
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00:00I'm here at the recreation ground, home of Aldershot Town, where Hartlepool United have
00:05suffered a second successive defeat after losing a thrilling game 3-2 to relegation-threatened
00:13Aldershot.
00:14Pools changed shape. They've gone with a 3-5-2 in the first four games of Anthony Lundbrich's
00:19tenure, but they reverted back to their more familiar 4-2-3-1. That meant there was no
00:24place in the side for Manny Disarruyo, who celebrated his 30th birthday on Thursday.
00:28That was an impressive record against Aldershot, with the Shots really struggling for form,
00:34having won just one of their last 11 National League games.
00:37Pools started pretty well and went ahead when the unfortunate Tyler Frost turned Luke Charman's
00:41effort into his own net. The frustration was palpable here at half-time, but Aldershot
00:46turned the game on its head in seven second-half minutes. Substitute Max Mullins, followed
00:52by a long-range effort from Cam Hargreaves, made it 2-1. Manny Disarruyo, 13 minutes after
00:57his introduction and 10 minutes from time, scored his fifth goal in four games against
01:03Aldershot, making no mistake after good work from Sam Fung-Arin.
01:06But the Shots, who fought, battled and scrapped really, really hard, they truly were fighting
01:11for their lives. Won the game in the 94th minute through the lively Josh Barrett. More
01:17frustration, disappointment and ultimately misery for Pools. Anthony Lundbrich clearly
01:22has a big job on his hands and, once again, lots of work to do.