Wealdstone boss Matt Taylor felt his side’s 1-1 draw with Southend United on Tuesday showed an improvement in their attacking threat.

After weeks of concern at the lack of potency in front of goal, Callum McFarlane snatched what looked to be a late winner only for Southend substitute Josh Walker to level right at the death.

“We changed the way we set up because we wanted more of a focal point at the top of the pitch,” a disappointed Taylor told the club website.

“We had some good chances in the first half. Elliot Thorpe put some excellent balls in, but we weren’t or didn’t quite get on the end of it.

"But what I was pleased with today is that we found a different way to score. I’d say Jadyn (Mundle-Smith) was excellent coming off the back of a long-term injury. He should probably score before we get our goal.

"It’s similar in terms of a ball up to Jack Cook and it bounces down, we get a bit fortunate that it goes through to Jadyn, but we don’t take the opportunity.

“For the first 15 minutes of the second half, Southend got a little bit of control. But we dealt with that really well. We got to our football today, and we controlled the temperature of the game in the way we played.

“The rotations, with moving the ball quickly. We’ve had to deal with a lot. Adrian Mariappa had to go off at half-time, so we’ve had to change the shape and put Enzio [Boudewijn] in a position where we know he can play, but it’s not his preferred position, and then try and find a different way to win a game.”

The Stones boss also critiqued his side’s lapse in concentration after their goal went in, suggesting they needed to manage the final moments a lot better.

“You don’t get what you deserve in this game, and I know I’ve said it before, so I don’t want to sound like a broken record,” he said.

“But we’ve probably got to be a little bit cuter when we score into injury time. The opposition is obviously going to put the ball in your box. I just felt we’ve not gotten what we deserved in terms of the three points.

"Southend are a very good team, but we smothered them and changed the way we pressed. I thought we were excellent. The players' energy was fantastic.

“Having said all of that, we’ve only come away with a point, and when there’s two or three minutes to go, we probably should win. The thing I have to sit down and work out with the coaches is that what we don’t want is for this to become a pattern, because it’s the second time this has happened this season.

“I should be stood here with four more points at least. We’ve conceded a similar goal at Hartlepool this season, and we’ve conceded the same goal here today.”

Stones, after losing 3-0 at home to Barnet last weekend, visit Halifax on Saturday.