Leyton Orient head coach Steve Davis will consider changes for Tuesday’s trip to Bromley after conceding that some of players were complaining of feeling worse for wear both before and immediately after their 2-0 win over Maidstone United at the weekend.

The O’s boss did not give in to temptation as he named an unchanged 16-man squad for the visit of Maidstone, the third consecutive game in which he has not made a single change, and insists he will monitor his players’ fitness before deciding whether alterations are necessary.

“We’ll have a look at that,” Davis said when asked if he will consider making changes for the trip to Bromley on Tuesday night. “Obviously I felt some were tired and now they’ve got time to recover.

“It’s not a given that there will be changes but the squad is there to be used and I’ve got some good players waiting on the side to bring on. They’re ready to play which is important, and if I need to make changes, I’ll make changes.”

With a packed schedule in August, it is little surprise to hear Davis talking about rotation as Orient prepare to play their fourth league game in just 10 days when they make the relatively short journey to Hayes Lane.

And Davis admitted that it was tough to even contemplate making changes to a side that put in such an accomplished performance in the week against Solihull, a decision definitely vindicated as the O’s made it back-to-back wins on Saturday.

He said: “It’s difficult when you have such a good performance in the week and it’s very difficult to make a change, because the team deserves to be out there for the following game.

“Three or four when I spoke after [the game] said they didn’t feel right and they didn’t feel sharp, so maybe that’s a bit of fatigue from the games.”

Orient get ready for their second test on a 3G pitch following their baptism of fire on the opening day at Sutton United.

But rather than making excuses for their performance, Davis believes his side just need to treat it like a normal game despite his own admission that he isn’t the greatest fan of plastic pitches.

“It was not a very good game,” Davis said recalling their disappointing opening day loss at Gander Green Lane.

“It’s plastic and I’m not a big fan of plastic but if I start making excuses now then the players will find excuses for it.

“It’s a pitch and we can still play football on it if we want. I don’t know what type of surface it is as I haven’t seen it, and we won’t be practicing on it on Monday. I think the players would rather train on grass prior to the game, so we’ll see when we get there.”

Understandably, the O’s might already have one eye on the Woking test on Saturday with it being their first away game on conventional grass. However, Davis acknowledges that Tuesday has to be his sides’ immediate focus.

He continued: “The first two away games have been on astro [turf] but we’ve got to play them the same as everybody else. We’re not complaining, we can still go there and perform well and get three points. That’s all we’re focusing on.”

Elsewhere, O’s favourite Dave Mooney is also relishing the prospect of Tuesday night as Orient go in search of a first away league win of the new season.

Mooney has made such a positive impact since his return to east London that it is almost as if the Irishman has never been away.

If he was not already high in the fans’ estimations he certainly will be now following two goals in his opening three matches since returning to E10.

And the 32-year-old, while admitting that he did not enjoy the experience of playing on plastic a week ago, is looking forward to the challenge Bromley will present his side on Tuesday.

“I didn’t really like it,” Mooney admitted when asked about how he found the 3G pitch at Sutton ahead of another test on the 3G against Bromley on Tuesday night.

“It’s just one of them things. I think we’ve got two [games] left [this season on 3G] – Tuesday night and then the return fixture with these [Maidstone].”

Orient found the going tough as they battled the elements and a disciplined Sutton side on the opening day of the season.

Grabbing the lead then is even more imperative on Tuesday in Mooney’s estimation as the unfamiliarity of playing on 3G added to the difficulty in coming from behind.

Mooney said: “Tuesday’s going to be a tough game. If we can get in front, it will obviously make it a little bit easier. Chasing a game on the astro is not so easy, so for us it’s about going there and probably being compact early on and seeing how the game progresses.”

Whisper it quietly but Orient will feel as if they are building a little bit of momentum, even at this early stage of the season.

And, in Mooney’s view, setting their stall out early and laying down a marker to the rest of the league is just as vital in the opening month.

“Hopefully we can get a result because, although it’s early in the league, it’s important we keep winning,” said Mooney.

“We don’t want people to think, ‘oh look at them, they’re struggling again this year’. We want to get off to a good start and try and win as many games before the end of August as we possibly can.”