Caley Thistle defender Gary Warren felt his side were beaten by a side who were hungrier for the points in Saturday’s 4-0 Premiership defeat against Partick Thistle at the Caledonian Stadium.
Thistle romped to an emphatic victory thanks to a double from Ryan Stevenson, and goals from Gary Fraser and Conrad Balatoni.
Warren felt the Jags were better in every department, but the 30 year-old could not excuse the fact Alan Archibald’s side worked harder for the win, much to his frustration.
Warren said: “We didn’t do the ugly side of things well for some reason, which has been the story of our success for most of this season. We came up against a side who played us off the park.
“We had a couple of chances early to take the lead and if we had it might have been a different story. But after the two goals went in, it wasn’t as if the lads gave up, but we just lost a bit of determination which is what we strive on and what makes us a good outfit.
“Partick are a very good side and they took their chances. But it’s about how much we want to win the game and I don’t think we wanted it as much as them.
“We should turn up every week wanting to win the game and we did not compete as we should.
“All over the pitch, myself included, we were very poor. Usually we have five or six who stand out and I don’t think we had any.”
Despite the result Inverness remain second in the Premiership, and Warren has called on his side to ensure they avoid any further slips.
“We have to forget about it now and start afresh again. Our record is not bad. We started the season very well but it’s how we continue and look to improve.
“We want to pick up as many points over Christmas as we can. Now it’s a case of standing up to be counted and sticking together because we’ve got a good group who look after each other and that’s what we have to do this week.
“First and foremost we have to work harder than we did.”