Latics boss Keith Curle cut a frustrated figure after his side went down 4-3 at promotion-chasing Morecambe.
Poor defending was cited as one of the main reasons the visitors were beaten in another goal-fest.
Latics had scored nine goals in back-to-back victories leading up to the weekend. Good players do what needs to be done, when it needs to be done, how it needs to be done,” said Curle.
“It s getting that understanding of what you re good at as a player and continually doing it. You win as a team, lose as a team. It is a squad game.
“I don t think we gave a true representation of what we re trying to achieve at the football club.
STRUGGLING Barrow slipped to their fourth straight defeat after losing 2-1 at home to Morecambe
(writes Shane McDermott). Striker Scott Quigley’s sixth goal in ten games was in vain as battling Barrow’s disappointing run of results continued. The Bluebirds are a point adrift of safety, but have two vital games in hand over closest relegation rivals Southend – who lost at home to Bolton. Aaron Wildig opened the scoring before the break with Quigley levelling after the hour mark. But barely a minute later Mellor fired promotion-chasing Morecambe to victory at Holker Street. And the scoreline could have been worse had it not been for a string of fine saves from Joel Dixon.