Ebbsfleet United boss Josh Wright says tough start to managerial life will shape his career in the dugout for the better

Ebbsfleet boss Josh Wright believes he’ll be a better manager following the tough start he’s had to endure.

Wright finally claimed his first National League win in charge against AFC Fylde last Saturday - four months since he took over at Stonebridge Road.

It’s his first management role and Wright knows his learning has been advanced by such a testing opening to the job.

With that first win now under his belt, Wright has spoken honestly about what it’s been like.

“All it’s made me do is work harder,” he insisted. “It’s made me say why are we not getting the results, what can I do to get results, what can I change, what can I add to that?

“The biggest thing for me is, my brother says this to me, I’m someone that will always try and spin some negatives into positives. What I will take from this is that I’ve learnt hard and I’ve learnt deep.

“When I took the job I knew this was going to be a good way to learn. If it’s all rosy for weeks or months and all of a sudden it spins against you, how do you handle that? Maybe you don’t handle that as well.

“So I’ve handled a tough time, I’ve handled some difficult moments and I’ve only got myself stronger from that. I’ve only grown from that and I will take that moving forward into my managerial career.

“I’ve had to dig deep, I’ve had to work hard but I've always stayed positive and focused that the good times will come and hopefully more wins will come.”

Wright had failed to win any of his opening 16 league matches, although there were plenty of positives to take given what had already gone before this season.

“I can’t shy away that I’ve had some tough moments, difficult times, but I’ve never got myself too down,” said Wright.

“I’ve always known that it will turn out to be