Ben Tozer fears Aidy Boothroyd lost faith in him

Ben Tozer has expressed his fear that Northampton Town manager Aidy Boothroyd has lost trust in him following the club's poor start to the campaign.

The 23-year-old defender, who played 46 league games for the Cobblers last season, was sent out to Colchester United on a short-term loan deal last week.

"I deserved to be dropped at the beginning of the season," Tozer told BBC Essex.

"I played well away [at Hartlepool on 23 November] then got dropped for the Tuesday [versus Chesterfield]. Maybe [Boothroyd] didn't trust me then on.

"I get on really well with Aidy and I haven't got a bad thing to say about him. I'm sure he hasn't got a bad word to say about me, either. It's difficult but I'm willing to work hard to get back in the team, or to get in the team [at Colchester]."

Tozer signed a new two-year deal at Sixfields during the summer.