Richie Wellens was full of praise for Ethan Galbraith after his two goals set Leyton Orient on their way to a 4-1 thumping of Stockport.
Previously-unbeaten County were behind 2-0 at the break, thanks to Galbraith’s brace in the space of five minutes.
And, after Dan Agyei and Sean Clare completed their convincing win, Wellens hailed his midfielder’s contribution.
“We know how good Ethan is, he can play wherever he wants, he’s got the ability,” said Wellens.
“When he’s at this level, he has to do two or three things. He has to win promotion with us to get to the next level or he has to get goals and assists.
“When you watch him, you think ‘he’s a player’, but when you start getting numbers too people get onto that. Then someone will come in for him. I’m not trying to sell him here but he’s unbelievable.
“He is an unbelievable talent – energy, sharpness, touch, control, skill. And if he can start adding goals to his game, like I said, he can play anywhere.
“I don’t think it was a special performance today. We played some good stuff today, but we played better football against Bolton and against Birmingham.
“First and foremost we’re coming to a tough team here. Our preparation for this game was really, really good and then they changed the system.
“The players had to take a little bit of information in during the first half and I thought we handled it really well because these have not changed shape for a long time. So the fact that they changed shape, I think, is a compliment.”
After tasting defeat in the league for the first time this season, Stockport boss Dave Challinor admitted it’s something he will never get used to.
County had pegged their visitors back to 2-1 through Jack Diamond before their hopes of salvaging something were dashed by the O’s hitting their third just before the hour mark.
Challinor challenged his players to show character on the training ground when they get back to business.
“I hate losing,” he said. “I’ve said, at some point you have to get used to it.
“Maybe I’ll never get used to it, but you have to accept that that happens, I accept that happens. But for me next week can’t come quick enough. Monday can’t come quick enough. The players’ reactions on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday will tell me everything I need to know about them.
“If there was anyone thinking ‘we’ve cracked it and what a brilliant team we are’ then today says, we’re not quite that brilliant.
“No one will be getting carried away. In terms of motivation for me, will I be grumpy? Of course, I’ll be grumpy because I don’t like losing. But I’ll be massively motivated to make sure that next week we do everything we can to be better.
“What you can’t do is come out of that early period two goals behind, because then you’re chasing the game and you could leave yourself exposed. Once we got to grips with the game, I thought we were a little bit better.
“I thought we started the second half really, really well. And then of course we shot ourselves in the foot. From Leyton Orient’s perspective they’ll be happy with the goals but from our perspective they’re shocking.”
Let's start our Daily Laugh today. La Liga, beware. Prime Antony is coming Fulham 0-1 Man UtdT Collyer MVP!!Story of Man UTD When you accidentally bring the goalkeeper out on FIFA Guess who likes you Spurs are in a relegation battle Arsenal and Michael Oliver Please stay tuned on Daily Laugh. There will be more fun tomorrow!(Credit: Justtoonit, FootballLaughss, PL__OOC, originaltrollfootball)...
Angel Gomes has been linked with a move to TottenhamTottenham Hotspur have less than a week to potentially save their season as the January transfer window enters its final days.Ange Postecoglou brought in goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky from Slavia Prague earlier this month due to Guglielmo Vicario's injury being one of many that the Aussie manager is having to contend with.But with just days left of t...
Marcus Rashford is out in the cold at Manchester United and looking for an exit this January transfer windowRio Ferdinand has suggested Marcus Rashford is eager to part ways with Manchester United because of "over-scrutinisation for years".Rashford's future at Old Trafford remains up in the air following his explosive interview last year, in which he expressed a wish to seek a new challenge. The 2...
Dorgu is Man United's top target to fix their needs at left wingback and are stepping up their pursuit accordingly. Manchester United will increase their offer for Patrick Dorgu to EURO37-38m in an effort to get the deal over the line for the defender this week, according to Nicolo Schira. Lecce are asking for a fee of EURO40m for the 20-year-old left wingback, and have so far rebuffed United's bi...
The Ukraine international is expected to leave Arsenal before the market shuts next week.Sky Deutschland's Florian Plettenberg is reporting: "Understand that Atlético Madrid have now entered the race for Oleksandr Zinchenko."Serious talks are underway, with Atlético open to either a permanent deal or a loan with an obligation to buy."Current price valuation: €20m + add-ons. The 28-...
The former Red Devils boss joined Besiktas last week after four years out of the dugout.Casemiro is on the radar of Besiktas after falling down the United pecking orderSolskjaer is looking to bolster his squad, with reports in Turkey claiming he wants to bring in Casemiro and Marcus Rashford.The Brazilian midfielder has started just three Premier League games since Ruben Amorim arrived at Old Traf...
Brazil superstar Neymar is closing in on a return to his former club Santos, sources told ESPN on Sunday.Neymar remains on the roster of Saudi Arabian club Al Hilal, but the team's manager Jorge Jesus said earlier in January that the Brazilian attacker can "no longer play at the level we are used to," and wasn't registered to play in the Saudi Pro League, leaving Neymar eligible to play only in th...
Ansu Fati wants to stay at Barcelona as per Flick🚨 Hansi Flick: “I think Ansu Fati wants to stay and that’s ok… he’s improving in training, we will support him”. pic.twitter.com/lCPMHFhRm1— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) January 26, 2025Neymar agrees to massive pay cut to seal Santos returnBrazil legend Neymar Jr. has reportedly agreed to take a massive paycu...
Liverpool are yet to make any January signings but there is still plenty of time for the Reds to click into gear before the window closes.Arne Slot has done a brilliant job to put the Merseyside giants on course to win the Premier League title in his first season. There is still room for improvement in his Liverpool squad, though, with a number of exciting players having been linked.Another priori...
Fenerbahce boss Jose Mourinho is hoping to land Ansu Fati from Barcelona before the close of the January transfer window.Mourinho eager to sign FatiForward struggling for minutes at BarcaFenerbahce fighting for titleWHAT HAPPENED?Mourinho is hoping to add more titles to his collection in Turkey and currently has his Fenerbahce team in the second place in the table, just six points behind leaders G...
- 1 Transfer news and rumours LIVE
- 2 Atletico Madrid in talks for Arsenal Zinchenko
- 3 Napoli confirm Garnacho interest
- 4 'exciting' Betis on signing Man Utd flop
- 5 Lecce reveal Dorgu meeting with Man Utd
- 6 Teen arrested after shock abuse against Kai Havertz's wife Sophia
- 7 Man Utd attempted to sign Brighton's Enciso
- 8 Chelsea offer two players to Everton
- 9 Fresh Lauryn Goodman claims rock Kyle Walker’s marriage
- 10 Daily Laugh - Manchester City's defense