Aston Villa's display in Tuesday's 3-0 away defeat at Brentford was embarrassing, said manager Steve Bruce.
Villa have lost three of their past five games and have dropped to 14th place in the Championship following a five-game winless run.
"We were totally abject in everything we did apart from the first 20 minutes, where we had two or three chances and looked okay," Bruce told BBC WM.
"But as soon as they scored, everything fell to bits and that is where we are."
Former Hull City and Birmingham City boss Bruce, 56, was appointed in October with Villa 19th in the table.