Ebbsfleet United manager Josh Wright reacts to 1-1 draw at home to leaders Hornchurch in National League South

Ebbsfleet boss Josh Wright took the positives from their draw with National League South leaders Hornchurch on Saturday.

The Fleet led through Josh Coley’s first-half opener but were pegged back when Harry Gibbs headed in after the break.

It was largely a positive display from Wright’s team against a team that had only dropped points once previously this season.

“I think we showed a lot of positives,” said Wright. “But there's still some of our play that is not us.

“You have to give credit to the opposition, Daryl (McMahon, manager) and his team, he's got his team working hard.

“He's got a lot of experience that he's kept hold of. He signed goals in his team and he signed a bit of flair and they're a decent outfit.

“We put in some good stuff but at the same time, there was stuff that just didn't look like us in terms of our style on the ball.

“That comes down to what we've got available in some ways. But make no bones about it, it's a point and a point's a point.

“The point adds to our tally come the end of the season. But we have to start backing these points up now with wins and three points.

“We've got a little bit to catch up, albeit it's only eight games. We can't be looking at league tables after eight games, but we're doing all right.

“That's two defeats in eight. Obviously, we've had four clean sheets out of that, which I'm big on.

“When you get one up, you need that second and third to kill them off. You need that killer instinct.

“On the flip side, flipping it around from the bottom end of the pitch to the top end, we're short, obviously. We've still got one or two missing, but that's not going to last much longer.”

Wright explained that while he was keen to keep the same starting line-up, his hands were tied