New Leytin Orient head coach Ian Hendon does not believe he has improved significantly since his first spell in management but insists he did a good job at Barnet.

Hendon spent one year in charge at the Bees keeping them in League Two at the end of the 2008-9 campaign. He was sacked with the club in a relegation battle two games from the end of the following season.

Since then, he has only had an 18-day tenure as Dover Athletic boss before joining Gillingham as their assistant manager. Hendon became development coach at West Ham United in 2011 and was subsequently promoted to first-team coach under Sam Allardyce until the end of last season.

The new O's boss, who was given a two-year contract at the end of last month, insists he has learnt plenty during his playing and coaching career and is ready to have another crack at management with the O's.

Hendon said: "I wouldn't say I've improved a lot [since Barnet job]. I would say I've learnt a lot more. What I did at Barnet people can take from that what they want. I know I did a good job at that football club with all the circumstances in and around it.

"I have no regrets with what happened there and it was a good learning curve for me. All I'm saying now is I've got another job, very good backing and I want to go and prove I am a good manager. I've learnt a lot more and I'm going to put that to the test this season and we'll see where we go."

Allardyce has been tarnished with the direct football tag during his managerial career and some Hammers fans turned against him during his reign. But Hendon believes successful teams have to be versatile and cannot afford to simply play one style throughout the season.

The former Orient defender said: "However you get a win it doesn't matter so hopefully it will be winning football. There are various ways of playing and you've got to be adaptable against the different teams you come up against. You can't go through a season and just have one style of play because teams will work you out so you have to be adjustable."

Hendon is still yet to decide on his assistant manager at Orient but maintains his coaching staff will all have a thorough knowledge of League Two.

He said: "I've watched a lot of games. I came and watched Orient quite a few times last year in League One. I have a lot of experience of League Two in the past. I did get out to a few games last year but obviously I was working at West Ham. My staff will have a very good knowledge of this division when they are appointed."