Daryl McMahon has warned his Ebbsfleet players to raise their game when Hemel Hempstead come to town this Saturday.

Fleet have let leads slip in their last two matches, most recently against 10-man Whitehawk at Stonebridge Road on Tuesday.

Boss McMahon said he was shocked by their second-half slump against the Hawks, having seen Hungerford take two points off the title favourites last weekend.

"Hopefully, instead of playing for 45 minutes, we can play for 90," said McMahon ahead of Hemel’s visit.

"It’s the most important part of the game, being able to make good decisions. It’s what separates good players from bad players.

"For an hour, we were good but in the last half-an-hour we were poor. The performance in the last half-an-hour wasn’t good enough."

Michael West’s late strike denied his old club victory on Tuesday after Charlie Sheringham had missed a penalty at 1-0.

McMahon said: "It’s a massive turning point. If we score it, the game’s over, simple as that.

"They went down to 10 men but I thought they played well and dominated the ball after that. You’re liable to have something happen (by dropping deep). They’ve got a player like Westy, who’s got a good strike in that area.

"I didn’t think we needed to drop that deep, just for the fact they didn’t have anyone with real pace to get in behind us.

"We dropped too deep and we looked to hang onto it when it’s not what I wanted.

"If we’d attacked them again with 10 men, we would have won."

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