Maidstone United caretaker boss George Elokobi says teams won't be able to live with them once they take their chances | Bottom side Stones beaten 3-1 at home by Eastleigh on Tuesday night

George Elokobi says National League teams will struggle to live with Maidstone once they start taking their chances.

Caretaker boss Elokobi liked what he saw from his side in their 3-1 defeat by Eastleigh at the Gallagher on Tuesday night.

The Stones may be bottom and 10 points from safety but Elokobi took plenty of encouragement for the season run-in.

They were all over Eastleigh after Jack Barham’s second-half equaliser, with Roarie Deacon hitting the post and Jerome Binnom-Williams firing wide after a magnificent run opened up a big chance.

The visitors scored twice near the end but Elokobi was positive in defeat.

“Sometimes that’s how the game goes,” he said.

“It wasn’t a lack of commitment or effort or desire to win. It was all there.

“The chances were created, we played some technical and tactical stuff.

“However, it was about that end product that we didn’t have today.

“But we are upbeat as a management team. We’re happy. At least we’re creating those chances.

“Which means, eventually, when these chances start going in, I don’t think there’ll be a lot of teams that can live with us, and that’s the honest truth.

“What’s not to be proud of? Yes, it’s another defeat. We know that. It’s been the story of our season.

“We know how good we can be. If we didn’t create the chances today I’d be very disappointed because of the work we put in on the training ground.

“But to see those chances being created…it’s important we keep encouraging the players to keep getting in those areas and make sure we pick the right option and then those end products will come.

"There’s everything to be positive about.

“We will nullify how we’ve been conceding our goals.

“If we can stop them going in at the other end, we’ve got a chance,