Notts County goalkeeper Sam Slocombe explained that Norwich City loanee Archie Mair should be commended for his performance in the FA Trophy against Maidstone.
The 21-year-old signed for the Magpies earlier this month, providing backup for the Notts number one following an injury to Brad Young which saw him return to his parent club, Leicester City.
Having trained with the club the week before his debut, Mair was handed his Notts debut in their penalty shootout defeat to the Stones.
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The Canaries loanee was involved in both goals for the visitors, first taking down Jack Barnham in the penalty area before coming to claim an overhit ball, only to give possession to Roarie Deacon to lob the ball beyond him.
But speaking on Mair's performance that day, Slocombe understood the difficulties he will have faced having only just arrived at Meadow Lane, and feels as though his experience with Notts will be beneficial to him during his career.
"I think he has settled in very well but first and foremost, we have got a group here that are very open and very welcoming and I do think it makes it easier for players to come in.
"What I would also say is the recruitment department and how we recruit at the club, the players' character is quite a high attribute to look at and understand before they bring anyone in.
"Archie has come in and he seems a very calm character and very focused and he has fit in very well.
"He has shown us what he is all about in training and for him to come in and be signed for only a day to then come in and play for us and the style of football we play, it is very difficult.
"We saw previously in the season when Brad came in for a couple of games, and I know as a goalkeeper because I have been in the situation when you are out the team and not playing and then you come in, it is hard to come in and do it for one or two games.
"As hard as you work in training, you are a little bit rusty and the mental processes and pictures that come out in a game don't always come out in training.
"With us playing a specific kind of football and the way we play, it's not easy so I think we should commend him for that because he had only been in the building three or four days.
"The majority of the stuff he did on the pitch was very good and tidy, from a goalkeeper's point of view we have sat down and spoken about it already.
"Yes, there are a couple of errors in there but that is part and parcel of what is going to happen in that situation when you bring in someone new who hasn't fully been able to understand the way we play, little errors can happen.
"Even for the second goal, I felt his decision was okay and his actual first touch was brilliant, but that is the difference from going from under-21's football where some managers will demand that you play football, compared to a competitive first-team environment when some teams don't allow you that time.
"It is just about finding that balance and as honest as I can be, that is what he is here for with his loan to understand the difference between those two environments."
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