Derby boss Paul Warne admitted his team did not look like a promotion side after they were beaten 2-1 at home by strugglers Charlton.
For the second time in four days, Derby lost after going in front and Warne knows they have to improve to have a chance of going up.
Derby had a lot of possession in the first half and went ahead in the 39th minute when Eiran Cashin headed in a corner.
But it was different in the second and a rush of blood from goalkeeper Joe Wildsmith allowed Charlton to draw level.
Wildsmith brought down Daniel Kanu and Alfie May sent him the wrong way with the resulting penalty.
Another mistake gave Charlton their first win since November when Ebou Adams let Kanu in and although Wildsmith blocked his shot, Karoy Anderson scored his first senior goal with the rebound.
“Very frustrated, I thought the first 20 minutes our play was really good without creating clearcut openings and I was really pleased with how we played first half,” Warne said.
“Second half we didn’t start as well and there’s a massive turning point. Joe’s held his hands up, but it’s a mistake.
“That was disappointing from our point of view and then another mistake in the middle of the pitch and they punished that.
“It isn’t a performance of a team that’s going to get promoted and that isn’t the level of performance that we expect.
“We have shot ourselves in the foot no end of times this season at home, more so than away, and tonight we got punished for our mistakes, and we have to be better if we are going to be successful.
“We didn’t have enough, that’s the honest truth. It’s really disappointing because in a position like that with so few games left, you need to see games out and manage them better.
“We didn’t have enough great performances in the second half to justify the three points.”
Charlton manager Nathan Jones admitted his side’s half-time team-talk was the catalyst for t
“It was a game of two halves,” the Welsh boss said. “The first half, we were nowhere near the levels we demand. We were tentative, we weren’t aggressive enough and we allowed Derby to do certain things we didn’t want them to do.
“We had a few words at half-time and in the second half I thought we were outstanding. We over-ran them, we were aggressive and I’m really proud of the second-half performance.
“And that’s what they’ve got to learn, they haven’t won for a long time, so we are having to cross milestones in terms of things, but that second-half performance was everything I wanted from my team.
“Now we are showing form that can take us forward.”
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