West Ham United manager Sam Allardyce vented his anger at his team's defensive performance after they were knocked out of the Capital One Cup by Wigan Athletic on Tuesday evening.
Despite taking an early lead, a number of glaring errors cost the hosts dearly as the Latics cruised to a 4-1 victory to leave Allardyce furious.
"We couldn't defend a fish supper tonight," insisted the Hammers boss. "There were howling errors from our defenders in all four goals, it was comical.
"I never expected us to defend so poorly. It was really poor defending and all the good work we might have done with the ball meant nothing in the end because out of possession we were just rubbish."
Allardyce also hinted that the club's fringe players may struggle to earn a place in future teams following the defeat.
"It was an embarrassing defeat. They can't come knocking on my door about not playing now. They've got to take responsibility for their performance," he added.
West Ham will look to put the loss behind them when they travel to Loftus Road to face Queens Park Rangers this weekend.
