Ross Embleton has called on Leyton Orient to add grit to their guile in order to address their away day blues.

The O’s went down to a punishing 6-1 defeat against Bromley on Tuesday night, as they slipped to their second defeat in as many National League games on the road this term.

Their display was in stark contrast to those seen at home, where Orient enjoy a 100 per cent record and have played some fine football.

Embleton believes the E10 club may have to abandon the free-flowing attacking style which has served them well at Brisbane Road if they are to prosper away from home.

“When you look at the teams that have come to play us at home, and the fact we have lost twice away from home, it is clear we have to be tougher to play against,” he said.

“We have got to be a tougher nut to crack away from home. First and foremost we have to set up well and then we can impose our game.

“Teams have come and sat back against us and not offered much going forward. Maybe we have to look at that and change the way we play.”

The Bromley loss came on the back of two morale-boosting home wins and came as a shock as Orient were torn apart by the hosts.

Embleton took the chance to apologise on behalf of both the O’s staff and players to the fans who had made the journey to the match.

He refused to sugar coat a poor performance and highlighted the defensive frailties which undermined Orient’s efforts throughout.

“The performance was very, very disappointing and it is a bad result. Clearly the downfall in our performance was our inability to defend and protect our goal,” the O’s assistant manager said.

“It is a concern how easily they could get at our defence. It is like anything, if you win a game convincingly it is important not to get too carried away and it is the same with a loss.

“We need to focus and analyse what went wrong so we can correct it. We can’t get too downbeat about it.”

While he is imploring Orient’s squad to remain positive, such a defeat will inevitably have an impact on the group’s confidence.

The key now is for Orient to move on from the loss, and Embleton is demanding a reaction.

“If you ever lose a game like we did at Bromley, I don’t think it matters what sort of form you are in, it hurts,” he said.

“We knew coming into this league that it was going to be very tough and we have to learn to deal with that.

“We have got to prepare better and showing professionalism is the minimum we expect.

“The thing now is to stick together and make sure we don’t dwell on it too much, so we can bounce back as soon as possible.”

The earliest opportunity to recover comes in the form of a visit to Woking on Saturday.

Their hosts have had a similarly patchy start to the season, with two wins and two defeats to their name, and are behind the O’s in the league on goal difference alone.

Embleton wants to see Orient show they have learned from the mistakes of their previous travels and believes Woking will employ an attacking gameplan.

“I expect them to be quite open and bring the game to us,” he explained. “Sometimes that can suit you when you’re away from home.”

“The basic principles have got to be there and that will set the tone for the rest of the match.

“We have to make ourselves tough to beat and once we have done that we will have the chance to play our game.”

Victory on Saturday could see the O’s climb back into the play-off places.