MANAGER Paul Cox is hoping Mansfield Town's new-found solidity at the back will continue when his side take on Dartford tonight.
The Stags have conceded just once in their last three games, picking up four points from two league games and then beating Workington on their travels in the FA Cup last weekend.
They make the long trip south tonight to take on sixth-placed Dartford knowing they have won just one of six on the road in the Blue Square Premier, shipping 19 goals.
But with Exodus Geohaghon, John Thompson and Ryan Tafazolli all expected to be back to boost the defence further, Cox hopes for his side to give themselves a platform to build on at Princes Park.
He said: "Defensively we had been poor and I am not just blaming the back three or four in that, I mean defending as a team.
"We got what we deserved but in the last two or three weeks our defending has been much better. Last week at Workington it was out of this world, the way we threw bodies in front of the ball, got our blocks in, stopped crosses coming into the box.
"At the end of the day, that is what wins you football matches. Everybody was working for each other and we have to continue that.
"It will be a tough game at Dartford and I want us to be hard to beat."
