Shrimps' skipper wants to see positive mood taken into every match
Morecambe captain Yann Songo’o believes there is a noticeable change in mood among the squad as they prepare to visit Braintree Town on Saturday.
The clubs meet with the Shrimps knowing a win would see them leapfrog their hosts – and possibly enable them to exit the National League relegation zone altogether.
They are third-bottom, level on points with Braintree, with a two-gap to fifth-bottom Gateshead – who have the same number of points as Sutton United: their weekend opponents.
Morecambe go into this weekend’s match after four points from six at home, following up victory over Brackley Town with last weekend’s draw against Yeovil Town.
Back-to-back clean sheets have helped them move four points ahead of second-bottom Aldershot Town, with basement club Truro City a further point behind.
Speaking after the Yeovil match, Songo’o told Morecambe’s website: “Obviously we’ve been talking for the last couple of weeks about how important it was for us to keep a clean sheet.
“The last two games, we look more solid. Today was a really tough team to break down, I think Yeovil defended really well.
“Obviously, we lacked a tiny bit of quality in the end third but there’s a lot of positives to take from the game: another clean sheet, four points out of two games at home – we’ve been unbeaten the last two games so everyone wants to keep that run going.”
Last weekend’s point made it three draws in the last five, with defeat at York City the only blemish in that time.
While the wait for consecutive league wins continues, Songo’o maintains the reaction to last weekend’s draw highlights how things have changed at the Mazuma Mobile Stadium.
“You can see there’s a different spirit in the team,” he added.
“Look at the boys after the game, getting the draw. Before that, a couple of months ago, we would be happy with the point but, today, there’s a lot of disappointment because we knew we could get the win.
“That’s the way we have to move forward, knowing that we go into every game knowing we can win those games.
“Next Saturday, we have to do the same things. Obviously we had a few players that had to drop out last minute but we have a really good squad.”