Boss: Moors need to get rid of soft underbelly

CHRIS Millington has challenged Solihull Moors to erase a 'soft underbelly' which has all but wrecked any playoff hopes.

- By COLIN STONER

Brad Stevenson celebrates scoring in Moors win over Scunthorpe at Damson Park and, inset, Joe Sbarra

(RICHARD KING)

The Moors boss says the biggest disappointment in a dip of form of four games without a win in the National League has been that too many times they have been out-battled.

Regardless of this season's outcome, more importantly is the desire to set down the highest of standards now to build positive momentum into the summer.

After last week's roller-coaster defeat to playoff-chasing Hartlepool, Moors today head to a team which looks well-placed for the end-of-season shootout in fifth-placed Scunthorpe United.

Millington says Moors can forget playoff talk and it's time for action, not words, to get back to winning ways.

"We've seen the best of us and the worst of us in the last few games," he said. "We played some fantastic stuff in the first half against Eastleigh, and then capitulated in the second half. Then last Saturday we were in control with and without the ball for 35-40 minutes against Hartlepool.