‘Naive defending cost us’: Cork City boss identifies problem area

Cork City lost their fourth consecutive game on Friday night, a 2-1 defeat to Galway United. 

Cork City are the only team in the Premier Division not to keep a clean sheet this season. Pic: Thomas Flinkow/Sportsfile

New Cork City boss Ger Nash admits his team must eradicate ‘naïve’ defending to bolster their survival prospects.

Galway United inflicted a fourth successive defeat on City in Friday’s meeting in the west, ex-Rebel Conor McCormack sealing a 2-1 victory with five minutes left.