SOUTHEND United manager Mark Molesley is plotting to make the Shrimpers more prolific.

Blues have scored just 15 goals in 23 League games so far this season.

And Molesley knows that has to get better, starting with Saturday's match with Mansfield Town at Roots Hall.

“It’s an area we’ve got to look to improve straight away,” said the Blues boss.

“We’re working hard to do that and on Tuesday we had a lot of the ball in good areas.

“We were very unlucky to not get more than one goal.

“We hit the post and their keeper made a couple of good saves.

“We’re making good chances and I think we’re showing more intent to score goals too.

“Hopefully we will start seeing the rewards of that work.”

But Molesley also admitted he had made a conscious effort to make Blues harder to break down.

“We’ve also had a strong impetus on getting ourselves solid and building a strong foundation,” said the 39-year-old.

“That’s started from our defensive displays and we’ve shown big improvements there.

“We’ve got to work that through the pitch now but it’s a team effort in all areas.

“We’re still a new team really so it’s work in process and we’re looking to improve our so called weaknesses.”

Blues remain bottom of the table, a point from safety.