The former Braintree Town and Aldershot Town boss has been confirmed as the Fleet's permanent manager after a two-game interim spell following Dennis Kutrieb's sacking.
Searle, who will be assisted by former Conference winner Anwar Uddin, guided the Kent outfit to positive draws against promotion-chasers Oldham and runaway leaders Chesterfield.
And he thinks this week's clari ty on who will be in charge of the team long-term gives the squad the stability required for a successful relegation escape.
"The players are more than ca pable of surviving," Searle told The NLP. "There's enough quality in the building from a technical and tactical perspective. You al ways have to question where their heads are at mentally because obviously, it's been a tough season so far and that takes its toll on the players and, I know, on the fans.
"The biggest thing for me was to see if we could get a reaction out of them. Credit to each and everyone of them, we got that in both games." Searle says the combination of a blank canvas and re-energising the group has paid off so far.
Fleet sauntered to the National League South title last season and were widely tipped to have another strong season.
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WEATHER'S ON THE UP
MARC WEATHERSTONE reckons Welwyn Garden City's togetherness is a big part of their hot start and exactly why he thinks they've got the cahunas if and when the going gets tough.
ROW ARE RAISING A GLASS!
DIRECTOR of football Anthony Millerick has revealed the secret behind Hartley Wintney's recent upturn in form players staying behind for a beer after the game.
TOP TEAMS FIGHT TO QUICKFIRE STALEMATE
GLOUCESTER CITY and Basingstoke Town managed to keep their respective unbeaten home and away records intact, with both sides refusing to be defeated in a well-fought top-ofthe-table battle.
McKIMM MAKES A GOOD POINT
Millers manager takes the draw
WANDERERS LET OFF THE FIREWORKS IN THRILLER
FIREWORKS were on display at Cherrywood Road in a game that crackled and fizzed with plenty of bang for your buck.
EZE DOES IT WITH DAZZLING DISPLAY
BOLTON loanee Dubem Eze stole the limelight with a scintillating first-half display, culminating in a stunning strike on the cusp of half-time which effectively wrapped up the points for the Magpies in the battle of the promotion chasers.
SEAGULLS FLY HIGH IN DEFEAT
WESTON-super-Mare boss Scott Bartlett I was proud of his team's performance, pushing Bristol Rovers to within 25 minutes of penalties.
BENBOW SENDING OFF HITS THE PICS
RUSHALL OLYMPIC manager Adam Stevens pointed Re to the dismissal of striker Luke Benbow as a key moment.
HEARTBREAK AS SHRIMPER DREAM DIES AT THE DEATH
Maher's mad at dramatic collapse
TIME TO POPP THE CORKS AS NILE BECOMES A DERBY HERO
KETTERING Town ignored the 78 places gap to down local rivals Northampton Town with a stunning performance at Sixfields.
