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GOAL-SHY O’S NEED TO GET BACK ON TRACK – AND FAST

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The Football League Paper Team
30 January 2022

John Lyons
FLP EXECUTIVE EDITOR

WHEN Leyton Orient hammered Tranmere 4-0 in the FA Cup second round in early December and followed it up by trouncing Swindon 4-1 in League Two a few days later, it looked like the O’s were heading in the right direction.
But ever since those heady days last month, Kenny Jackett’s men have lost their way. League defeats against Crawley, 2-1 at home, and at eager-for-revenge Tranmere, 1-0 away, followed.
Then came a long Covid lay-off before the O’s returned for a 2-0 FA Cup defeat at Stoke. After more than a month without a league ga...

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