Reaction from Maidstone United manager George Elokobi following goalless National League South draw at Horsham

Manager George Elokobi is staying positive after Maidstone’s goalless draw at Horsham.

It’s as you were in the National League South play-off battle, with the Stones two points outside the top seven in ninth place.

They’re still in contention with two games to play, a home match against champions-elect Worthing next weekend and a final-day trip to a Bath side facing relegation.

Maidstone’s point at Horsham could yet prove vital.

“You’ve got to give credit to our group of players,” said Elokobi, whose side were back in action after a thrilling 5-4 win over Hornchurch on Easter Monday.

“With the numbers we’ve got in the building, they’ve given us everything they can and in terms of how we set up in this game by being solid and that’s what the players went out and did, especially the defensive unit, the midfield unit and the goalkeeper.

“The forward players should have given us more and that’s the only disappointing part of it.

“We didn’t test the keeper enough, there wasn’t enough creativity in the final third, we didn’t run beyond, like we did on Monday, and we knew it was going to be a tough place to come.

“(But) credit goes to the group for coming here and getting a point.

“It’s a point towards the right direction and now we’ve got to look at the next fixture.”

Report: Horsham 0-0 Maidstone

Elokobi stuck with the same starting XI who raced into a 3-0 lead inside 12 minutes against Hornchurch.

But from looking a threat every time they went forward against the Urchins, the Stones created little against a Horsham side who were also kept quiet in attack.

“I started the same team,” said Elokobi.

“If I’d have gone away from it and shuffled the pack and left out players, whom I thought were excellent on Monday, that would