Ebbsfleet United midfielder Craig Tanner on poor National League form, players taking responsibility and getting a clean slate under new manager Harry Watling

Ebbsfleet midfielder Craig Tanner admits their players need to “look in the mirror” and turn their season around.

The Fleet have won just once in 10 National League games this season, although they can climb off the foot of the table with victory at Maidenhead tonight (Tuesday).

The club have already acted by bringing in new boss Harry Watling to replace Danny Searle and Tanner revealed the players have held their own meeting in a bid to improve their fortunes.

“We had a good chat among the players and said we need to sort this out, it can’t all be on the management,” explained Tanner. “When you get on the pitch it’s 11 versus 11. It’s on us.

“It was a little bit of everything. You can’t just pin it down on one thing.

“There’s some games where a decision doesn’t go your way, or you miss a chance, or you make a mistake. I held my hands up, I made a mistake against Woking. I came in and apologised and when everyone was making mistakes that breeds a little bit of anxiety or not being confident in your own game.

“Little bits all chip away and you lose your one, two or three per cents. Then if everyone is off it ever so slightly, especially in this league, then it does show.

“It’s on us to look in the mirror and put this to bed. We need to believe in what we can do, believe in the player, the group and the club, and go from there.”

Tanner might not be the most vocal among the Ebbsfleet squad but the 29-year-old still classes himself as one of the leaders in the pack.

“You can lead in lots of different ways,” he added. “Maybe I’m not the most vocal in the dressing room at times but I’d like to say I’m more a one-on-one leader, I make sure people are okay, or you can lead on the pitch or with how you train.

“We’ve got all