Maidstone United manager George Elokobi says killer instinct missing in goalless draw with 10-man Chelmsford City

George Elokobi felt Maidstone lacked the killer instinct to beat Chelmsford on Monday night.

The Stones were held to a goalless draw by a Clarets side who had striker Jordan Greenidge sent off before half-time.

They couldn’t make their extra man count in testing conditions at Melbourne Park which hit the match as a spectacle.

Elokobi’s men had the wind behind them in the second half but a disciplined Chelmsford defence kept them at bay.

“It’s a point in the right direction but two points dropped given the circumstances,” said the Stones boss after his side climbed to second place in National League South, with all their title rivals in action tonight.

“The conditions were difficult for both teams - that’s not an excuse.

“I know they were down to 10 men. We controlled territory, we controlled possession but again we lacked that killer instinct.

“We’ve been to places like this and managed the conditions better.

“It’s taken that individual brilliance to get us goals but you’ve got to give credit to Chelmsford, they defended resiliently.

“I thought we could have made one more pass when we got in the final third but we were just rushing things a little bit.

“We have to find a way of penetrating reams. If we can’t over the top, which the conditions weren’t favourable, then we get the ball down and we try to penetrate around them or through.

“I wasn’t happy with our forwards, they didn’t make enough runs, enough movements for one another. It was kind of hit and hope.

“I know the conditions weren’t favourable, however, we’ve got to play to our strengths and we didn’t quite do that.”

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