COLNE manager Nigel Coates has ordered his side to tighten up at the back ahead of their home match against Squires Gate tonight.
Coates has been forced into a number of changes for the game, with Chris Ingham (hamstring), Ben Howarth (thigh) and James Blackburn (hamstring) all out injured.
But he is hoping the team can bounce back from their weekend FA Cup defeat to Padiham.
He said: "Unless we start getting on top of our defence then we'll have to score four goals every match to win."
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