GUS HAS GOT AN EYE FOR GOALS!

Scott-Morriss outscoring Shrimpers strikers

- By Jon Couch

GOAL-DEN boy Gus Scott-Morriss admits he's been secretly taken aback by his goalscoring antics for Southend United this season – but he's not shy in rubbing his striker teammates' noses in it!

Tuesday night's strike against Woking at Roots Hall was Scott-Morriss’ 15th goal of a memorable season – a tally which sees him comfortably top the Shrimpers’ goalscoring charts this season.

And that record is all the more impressive given that Scott-Morriss is a right-back by trade, with the 27-year-old revelling in freedom of a more attacking role under boss Kevin Maher.

Scott-Morriss' goals have given Southend a fighting chance of sneaking into the National League play-offs – so is he readily reminding the more established Shrimpers goal-getters of his talents?

“Ah, don’t worry about that,” he joked to The NLP. “I’ve been giving the strikers plenty of stick the whole time!