MALDON & TIPTREE'S new manager Alan Kimble believes the squad he has inherited just need guidance if they are to improve.
The Jammers are going through a torrid time at the moment, with seven league defeats in a row meaning they have slipped down to 21st in the Ryman League Division One North.
But chairman Ed Garty has appointed Kimble along with assistant manager Anwar Uddin to help Maldon get back up the table.
Kimble's career began as a player with Charlton Athletic, before playing just under 300 games for Cambridge United and Wimbledon in the 1990s.
He then moved into management at Aveley before being assistant manager at Hemel Hempstead Town and Eastbourne Borough.
Kimble said: "I applied to Ed on the Friday and met him that night. He asked me to come down and watch them train on the Saturday and the interview went well.
"He asked me to take the job and Anwar and I just took it from there.
"I think we have enough in the squad but we could do with a little more. We have got the legs and the willingness but just need a little guidance.
"That is why we have been brought to the football club, to bring the professionalism. Ed has put a lot into the football club and he is a passionate man. There are no more passionate people than myself and Anwar to take the club forward and I just hope that we can do that."
Kimble's first game in charge was against identical twin brother Garry's Witham Town in the Robert Dyas League Cup on Tuesday.
The Jammers were beaten 1-0 through a James Robinson first-half penalty, but Alan was encouraged by what he saw from his team.
He added: "I think our final ball and set-pieces need to be a little bit better but there were encouraging signs. We have got a little bit of work to do before we go down to Hythe Town in the FA Trophy
"It was obviously the first game in charge but we have seen all the players now and if they put a performance in like they did tonight we should be OK. They worked hard, which is all I ask from my team. They did that and we just need to tweak a few things, but I don't think we'll be far away."
