Ebbsfleet United manager Harry Watling wants players to spend the day watching Netflix after 1-0 National League win over Hartlepool United

New Ebbsfleet boss Harry Watling wants his team to enjoy their first win of the season by spending their day off watching Netflix.

After three games in the week ended with the Fleet claiming a first victory in 13 matches - a run stretching back into last season - Watling wants the players to recharge their batteries.

“I’m really happy with where the squad is,” said Watling, following the 1-0 National League win at home to Hartlepool.

“I’ve told them I want them to put their feet up tomorrow and get through at least one Netflix boxset so there’s no running around the house or anything like that.

“Just get rested and come back in Monday morning ready to go. Feet up, cotton wool and see you Monday morning.”

It was a game of few chances against Hartlepool but Watling was delighted that the response he got from the group in two training sessions was replicated on matchday.

“The game wasn’t played a lot in both boxes but the one chance that fell to us, we took, and the one that fell to them, they didn’t,” reflected the Fleet boss.

“I have to say I thought our shape and structure from the guys out on the pitch was outstanding. I changed shape during the game three times and they took it on board really quickly, they were fabulous. It’s about the response of the players.

“Work ethic, open-mindedness, I’ve seen everything that you would hope for from a group buying in, but you’ve got to back it up and they did that massively.

“You could come in, they can train really well and then the product out on the pitch might not be as good. But they backed it up and they were fabulous.

“The big thing is we’ve kept a clean sheet so that’s two on the spin this week so I’m super pleased with that.

“It wasn’t the plan to drop that deep (in the