Lee Bullen admits last night's thumping at the hands of Partick Thistle left him "wounded" - but insisted he will fight on in a bid to turn Ayr's poor start to the season.United slumped to their fifth defeat in a row with a second half capitulation undoing a hugely promising performance before the break.
But the boss is adamant that he saw enough to work with as he attempts to mould his new-look side into a unit.Ayr had recovered from the loss of a goal inside two minutes to play some of their best football of the season as their 4-4-2 system took the game to Thistle.
But the Jags' second goal on the hour sparked a collapse, leaving Bullen to curse United's soft centre as they went on to concede four on a miserable night.He said: "I'm standing here a wounded manager.
It feels ridiculous after a 4-0 defeat to say that was as well as we've played this season for long spells. But it just shows how important goals are - to lose one in the first minute was horrific."But for long spells we bounced back and the boys showed great character in that regard.
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