Paul Hurst has called on Shrewsbury Town to raise levels across the board after an error-strewn EFL Cup exit against Bolton.
Hosts Town were punished by a couple of ruthless finishes from Bolton's Jordi Osei-Tutu and Dion Charles after costly errors among the home backline.
"We played against a good team, there's no getting away from that and anyone who thinks differently has got it wrong. They showed their quality, the touch, the way they pass, receive, there are some good players out there," Hurst said after the defeat. "We've got to do all we can to raise our levels. That's across the board, in all aspects of the game. We do do some good things but get the last pass, cross, shot not quite right, in possession and out of possession we've got to start to read the game better.
Bolton had been on top but Town made chances of their own at 0-0 before defender Aaron Pierre lost the ball in his own six-yard box to allow Osei-Tutu to score the opener 10 minutes into the restart.
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