Defender Mekhail McLaughlin believes we can get back to winning ways quickly after the club suffered back-to-back defeats last week, writes James Barrett-Sterling.
After losing our unbeaten league record 2-0 away at
Hastings United, we travelled to Heybridge Swifts for an FA Trophy tie
last Saturday and lost by the same scoreline.
And, with only one clean sheet so far this season to date, McLaughlin
wants us to at least get back to doing what we does best – scoring goals.
“We tried a slightly more defensive formation against
Heybridge and perhaps focussing on that side meant we didn’t play our normal
game,” said McLaughlin, whom made only his third full start of the season last weekend.
“We wanted to stretch the game by using wing backs but we
found it difficult to keep the ball up their end for long periods.
“We made a change after half-time and we played much better
but, credit to them, we just couldn’t get that breakthrough.”
But, despite exiting our third cup competition of the
season, McLaughlin is confident he and his teammates can get back on track
quickly.
“We do need to get back to winning ways but we haven’t lost
any confidence inside the dressing room,” the 21-year old revealed.
“We’ll go into the next game with a positive mindset. Our
forwards will always provide a goal threat and we just need to get that balance
between the attack and defence sorted.”
We next travel to play Horsham on Tuesday
10th October (kick-off 7.45pm).