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 successful and I’ll be successful because I give too much, I’ve got too much knowledge, I’ve got too much drive and I’ve got too much about me not to be successful in this role.

“I knew what was ahead. I knew it was going to be a difficult time. Did I think I’d have more wins by now? Yes, but at the same time I know the work that I’ve done, the staff have done, the football club’s doing, the boys are doing and I know the fans have been with us.

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“I know everyone’s trying to pull in the right direction. If you’ve got that and everyone’s on the same train and you’re driving ahead, at some point the results are going to come.

“I’ve known it would but it’s only one win. Let’s not get carried away, let’s not get too high. We now need to build on that and try to get more before the end of the season.”

Wright has never lacked belief or self-confidence as a player - and he’s not going to fall short in that regard as a manager.

“You don’t just see results and moments just on a matchday, you see it day in, day out,” said Wright.

“You see it on the training ground, by people’s mannerisms and feelings when they talk to you, you see it come out inside the building or around the place.

“Sometimes you think well I’ve got that right or I’m doing that right and sometimes you think well not so much and you learn and you adapt.

“Of course, the main outcome on a matchday is what you want but, at the same time, you have to see improvements and see things that are working day in, day out and we do.

“I know we’ve been on the right track, I know we’ve been doing the right things. I know we’ve been getting a lot right and I know we’ve changed a lot here for the better.

“The proof, which has frustrated us in terms of me, my assistant and my staff and even family, is when’s the time going to drop that it actually proves to people on the outside and the result shows it.

“I think we’ve been very unlucky at times and there’s been moments where it could have easily been the other way. So, to get it and prove it is a lovely feeling but we have to keep going and keep getting more.”

Ebbsfleet, who beat Tonbridge Angels 1-0 in the Kent Senior Cup semi-final on Tuesday, Elijah Anthony scoring in the 90th minute, make the trip to Aldershot this Saturday.