SOUTHEND United boss Kevin Maher has heaped praise on Will Atkinson ahead of the midfielder’s 200th appearance for the club.

Atkinson will reach the double century when Blues take on Maidenhead United tonight.

And Maher is enjoying working with the 33-year-old.

“All good teams have players who churn out the games every week,” said Maher.

“They do their job properly Monday to Friday and turn up Saturday as well.

“They can be low maintenance but have a high output and I think Will is one of them.

“He did well when he came on on Saturday and I’ll be delighted for him to get to 200 games.”