THERE is frustration in the air at Brisbane Road, after back-to-back league defeats for Leyton Orient.

But the presence of stunning highlights amid strong team displays provides an odd contrast with recent poor results.

Last weekend’s 2-1 defeat to Huddersfield Town was an example of this strange trend.

Orient dominated the promotion hopefuls, so that the Terriers were forced to swap tactics in order to frustrate the O’s.

Later on, Dean Cox capped the performance by smashing in from almost 30 yards what he declared was 'the best goal I’ve ever scored'.

However, the result at the Matchroom Stadium now goes down in the history books as a plain defeat.

This weekend, there is a tricky away trip to take on Notts County.

Cox insisted morale is high among the players ahead of the League One clash at Meadow Lane.

“It’s not all doom and gloom. I thought at times we passed Town off the pitch. On another day we might have won that game,” he reflected.

The 23-year-old midfielder, who was handed a free role just off the front two against Huddersfield, crashed a stunning half volley into the back of the net, on 79 minutes.

Unfortunately, his wonder strike came one minute after Ben Chorley had accidently deflected Jordan Rhodes’ shot into the net, over keeper Jamie Jones.

"When Revs (Alex Revell) headed it down, I just wanted to put as much on it as I could and as soon as I saw it fly, I knew it was going in,” said Cox.

“It was a fantastic goal and I’m chuffed to bits about it, but it wasn’t enough for us.

“If I could change it for three points then I would, as I’d much rather have that.

“But we look really fit, closing down early and getting to the early balls. We created chances and it was unfortunate we didn’t take them.”

Town struck just three minutes into the match, when Scott Arfield’s curler punished lax defending by Orient from Graham Carey’s short free-kick.

The visitors were pegged back after that.

Orient foraged for an equaliser, but they were caught out from a set-piece again, on 78 minutes.

Joey Gudjonsson’s corner fell to Rhodes, the deflection did the rest.

Now boss Russell Slade must lift his team from where they currently lie, second bottom of the division.

“I thought there were a lot of positives,” he said. “It's frustrating because we conceded from a free kick and a corner.

“We worked very hard to score a fantastic goal which deserved to win a match.

“I thought we played the better football. Lee Clark (Town boss) said we absolutely battered them in the first half.”

One selection headache for Slade on Saturday could be the left-back position.

New loanee Andy Frampton hobbled off with an ankle injury last weekend, just 24 hours after he arrived from Championship side, Millwall.

Now he is uncertain to be fit in time for the looming County game.

“He was having a terrific debut,” said Slade. “Hopefully, it’s not too severe.”