A number of Leyton Orient players deserve enormous credit for their remarkable 2023-24 League One campaign to date.
After winning League Two last season, the O’s main goal was to stay in the division, but they are currently in the middle of a play-off competition.
The team led by Richie Wellens is only six points behind Stevenage in sixth position, and they will soon be visiting The Lamex Stadium.
Arguably Orient’s highest-rated player, Idris El-Mizouni has been integral to the team’s success over the past two seasons.
The Tunisian makes almost twice as many tackles per 90 minutes as any other Orient midfielder.
The Ipswich loanee has even been an upgrade on Hector Kyprianou, who was sold to Peterborough for over £400k in the summer of 2022.
Forwards Ruel Sotiriou and Shaq Forde continue to win plaudits for their productivity in front of goal.
The former also has four assists to his name in what has been a career-best campaign for the 23-year-old academy graduate.
Ollie O’Neill is another forward-thinking player that is well thought of at the Gaughan Group Stadium, having provided three goals and two assists in eight league appearances since his January move.
However, the player that deserves more credit from Orient supporters is Jordan Brown, who seems to be a victim of his simplistic style.
Brown is not the type to score a long-range screamer or play a defence-splitting through ball, but his efforts in the centre of the park remain integral to Wellens’ side.
The 22-year-old does the so-called ‘dirty work’ that often fails to attract the attention of those watching the game.
Instead, it is in Brown’s absence that his impact on the team is most noticed.
The likes of Max Sanders and Darren Pratley – albeit assets to the team in their own right – lack the tenacity that Brown provides in abundance.
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