
Macauley Bonne struck just before half-time after a mix-up in the home defence, before Gus Scott-Morriss’ flicked header sealed a deserved win for the away side.
And defeat left Daggers in a precarious position before the trip to third-placed York City next weekend.
New boss Young said: “I thought we were poor today. In the last four or five games, the boys have done really well, but today’s a little bit of adversity.
“We’re going to have to really look at ourselves now. It’s been nice while we’ve had the easy side, but now we’ll hopefully see a character about the group.”
The visitors dominated possession and controlled play from start to finish, but the game was decided by two moments of quality in both boxes.
“They were much better than us. You can see they’ve been a team that’s been building for a long time and they were the better team on the day,” added the 35-year-old Young.
“You can say something about the quality (in both goals), but I think it was more about the moments they had in the first half. Not so much in the second half, though.
“I thought we had a couple of good chances, and their keeper has made a couple of great saves at the end. Overall, though, I don’t really think we tested them. That’s disappointing.”
Young’s honest approach was put to the test once again after the defeat to Kevin Maher’s side kept them just seven points above the relegation zone.
A game at title-challenging York City feels like a tall order despite the protestations of the Daggers boss, who insisted he will get an instant reaction from his players.
“It’s gutting and disappointing, but on the flip side, you have to analyse it and go over it to ensure it doesn’t happen again,” added Young.
“It doesn’t get any easier now as we go to York, then Forest Green Rovers. Any game is going to be tough, but I just want to see a representation of myself in that group, and I didn’t see it today. I didn’t like it, but I and the players will stick together like we always do.”
Speaking about if the club wants to add more firepower to the group, Young was asked if he feels as if they need to bring somebody in between now and the end of the transfer window.
“I think the easy solution is always to change. I believe in the group we’ve got, but if there’s wiggle room to be able to do certain things, that would be brilliant,” he said.
“I think everyone would do that. You could ask those at the top level (of English football), and they’d say the same thing. We had a couple of half-moments from our forwards today, but in terms of the chances they got, I think we can do a lot better.”