BARRY Corr feels Southend United will not deserve to win promotion unless they can start to break teams down at Roots Hall.

Fifth placed Blues, who host struggling Carlisle United tomorrow, have the joint second worst scoring record at home in the whole of League Two.

But Corr is desperate to put that right by continuing his own recent good form in front of goal.

“I want to help the team in every way I can and would love to do that by scoring again at the weekend,” said the Irishman who has bagged five goals in his last seven starts for the Shrimpers.

“However, we have to back ourselves to beat teams who come and defend and if we can’t break them down then we don’t deserve promotion.

“Carlisle might well come and give it a go against us tomorrow but we’re desperate to get out there again to put things right after the last couple of games.”

Blues have been beaten in the last two outings with the second of those defeats coming at Stevenage last Saturday.

And Corr insists the manner of that 4-2 defeat has Phil Brown’s side fired up for this weekend’s clash.

“Defeats like Stevenage are always hard to take but sometimes they can galvanise a team and that’s what we want to happen here,” said the 29-year-old.

“We were all hurt and very upset after Saturday but we’ve all stuck together and it’s been a good week in training.

“We want to going ourselves going again at the weekend by beating Carlisle.”

Corr returned to the starting line-up at Stevenage after a seven match spell out of favour.

And he is relishing the chance to finally line up in a two match attack for the team.

“It’s better for a striker with two up front,” said Corr, who has scored in his last two games.

“I see myself as a striker who plays in a two but I’ll play in whatever system is best for the team.

“In the last year and a half I think I would’ve scored a lot more if I had played in a two but I’m happy to do whatever I’m told, I just want to play.”

Corr is currently enjoying his fifth season with the Shrimpers.

And he feels winning promotion with Blues would be the best moment of his career so far.

“I’ve been here five years now so Southend really does mean a lot to me,” said the striker.

“If I can help this club get promoted it really would be the best achievement in my career.

“It would make me really proud and would mean so much to me.”

That desire for the club is also why Corr opted to remain at Roots Hall on transfer deadline day when five League Two clubs were interested in signing him.

“I think clubs had obviously seen us sign two strikers so contacted the club and my agent about whether or not I was available,” recalled Corr.

“But I didn’t want to leave so there wasn’t much to it. At this level players move about a lot and clubs tend to just be employers and that’s it.

“However, that’s not the case for me at Southend.”