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That starts with trying to get six points from these two matches, and boss Billy Dearden was in no doubt where the team needs to focus it's priority right now, when he spoke to the Mansfield CHAD "We need to get a clean sheet from somewhere, we are just giving too many sloppy goals away,"
"Maybe we will have to look elsewhere - we will have to see.
"I am not pointing the finger at any one player, you should attack and defend as a team. But if I do have to bring someone in then it would be a defender.
"I still think the lads we already have at the club can defend better than they are doing.
"Every mistake or piece of bad defending is being punished. Sometimes you can get away with it but that's not happening for us.
"We are going to be without Jake on Saturday. But he would be the first to admit he is not having the best of times just now. He is skipper and should be leading by example but knows he is not playing well.
"Martin McIntosh is also not playing well and Gareth Jelleyman is not having a good time either. That's three senior players you know can do a lot better."
Alex John-Baptisite is thought to still be around 2 weeks away from playing again, so the Stags have to stop the rot without two of their most consistent performers.
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You can read the full Dearden Interview by clicking the link below:
http://www.chad.co.uk/stagsnews/Time-for-first-clean-sheet.3210158.jp