Wellens: We've been too open - and it's my fault

Leyton Orient head coach Richie Wellens says he takes the blame for his side being "vulnerable" at times this season - because he has "dodged doing the basics".

Wellens revealed he had drilled his side in pressing, recovery and out-of-possession principles last week after the O's had lost four of their previous five games in all competitions.

It resulted in a goalless draw away at second-placed Bradford City on Saturday.

"We've looked vulnerable at times this year and the games have got open," Wellens told BBC Radio London.

"I take full accountability. We got a new group of players at the start of the season and I wanted to be top straight away - on the ball, patterns, rotate, all of this - and and I forgot to do the foundations.

"All of my teams in the last four years have been built on duels, running, [being] aggressive. So we've worked on pressing, recovery, shifting as a back five, and the players have taken to it really well.

"We've been like this all season. The team has worked hard. Sometimes it's tried too hard.

"But I take accountability because I want to get to us being a top football team but I've dodged doing the basics and the defensive stuff."

Orient sit 12th in League One, after just one win in their past five league games.