Ebbsfleet United boss Dennis Kutrieb wants more from his players - and himself - for a successful National League campaign

Everybody at Ebbsfleet needs to raise their game this season - including manager Dennis Kutrieb.

That’s the verdict from the 43-year-old German as the Fleet look to establish themselves in the National League.

They’ve made an impressive start, winning 1-0 at Rochdale on the opening day, but Kutrieb knows they need to be meticulous in everything they do.

He watched the Rochdale game from the stands, serving a touchline ban after comments made to the referee following the draw at Farnborough last season, and is determined to set the right example going forward.

“Everyone just needs to be better because in National League South you can afford to come away with a 70 or 80% performance,” said Kutrieb. “Even from my point of view, I came away with a 70 or 80%.

“This season we need to be spot-on with our preparation of the games, we need to be spot-on to prepare the boys the right way, we need to be spot-on with our recoveries. There’s so many things where we need to be spot-on.

“I can’t let myself down by being sent off so I am in the stands and can’t make an impact on the sidelines, for example. So, there’s many things where I have to get better and obviously it’s the same for the boys.

“They need to be better technically this season than last, when it was not needed as much because most of the teams were easier to prepare against as they were mainly the same but that’s going to be different this season.

“They need to listen and they need to be spot-on, get their preparation right and then if we do all the things, like what we did outstandingly on Saturday, then we’ve got a chance to win a game of football.

“If we deliver the basics and get the technical things right, we can look at a side’s threats and weaknesses and see how