Graham Turner now has two home games in a week to look forward to

Hereford United manager Graham Tuner says his side were out-muscled by Crewe in the bottom of the table battle.

"They were physically too strong for us," Turner told BBC Hereford and Worcester.

"We saw them a fortnight ago but today they were bigger and stronger with the personnel they put in the side.

"They didn't leave the opposition the sort of room I was expecting, so we were basically out-muscled particularly from set-pieces.

"We had problems defending the set-pieces."

Turner says on-loan goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi had given them a chance of getting something.

"It took some good saves from Peter to keep us in it, " he said.

"It was a poor winning goal that we conceded, but we have to hold our hands up, we were beaten by a side that were superior to us.

"But I would liked to have seen us a little bit stronger, a little bit more forceful in our play.

"If we are going to be out-muscled then what we have to do is get the ball down and pass it.

"We didn't do that as often as we might have done especially going across midfield, where we have good players."

Febian Brandy could be fit to face Bristol Rovers on Tuesday night

Turner will be checking over the injury list before naming the side for the home game with Bristol Rovers on Tuesday night (10 March, 1945 GMT).

"We had Dean Beckwith, Josh Gowling and Andy Williams missing at Crewe.

"And Febian Brandy has had a knock on the ankle, but we hope he will be fit on Tuesday."

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