Aston Villa boss Tim Sherwood tried to see the positives and said he would put more pressure on his players after they failed to score in a seventh successive league defeat, 1-0 to Newcastle on Saturday.
Villa have found the net just 13 times in 27 games but seemed to be getting closer to finding their form since Sherwood was announced as manager on on Feb. 14.
Sherwood watched on the sideline as Villa beat Leicester 2-1 in the FA Cup, but the two Premier League matches under his watch -- including last weekend's 2-1 loss at home to Stoke -- have ended in defeats.
Villa and Sherwood are preparing for next week's double header against derby rivals West Brom -- in the league on Tuesday and the cup on Saturday -- and the manager said the dual home matches can turn around his side's fortunes.
"That [the performance] is a consolation, yes, but it's still no points, so I want a really poor performance on Tuesday night and three points, please.
"But listen, two wins this week and we will bounce into the next game. We need a shot of confidence here. There's not a lack of desire in that dressing room. The boys really care, they really do care -- they are low in there."
Aston Villa are still only in the relegation zone on goal difference, but Sherwood said his players need to turn it around quickly.
"A lot of managers try to take the pressure off you -- I think Paul Lambert has probably been trying to do that to the guys all season. I'm going to try the other way, I am going to put in on them, 'We're under pressure, boys, we are under pressure, this is a massive football club with a lot of good people involved in it and the fans are magnificent.'"
"The pressure valve is up already; let's put pressure on ourselves to try to get points in these last few games."
Information from Press Association was used in this report.
