James Brown is determined for St Johnstone to keep away from a outcomes rut and keep away from something near the “horrible” scenario the membership discovered itself in final season.
Saturday afternoon’s loss at Livingston signalled a 3rd straight defeat and meant ninth-placed Saints are actually only one level off the underside of the desk.
Wing-back Brown understands the significance of shortly getting the profitable feeling again to make sure the Perth facet don't discover themselves chasing their tail once more.
Brown mentioned: “We don’t need three outcomes to show right into a rut. We don’t wish to be within the place we have been final yr - it was horrible.
“We will discuss not desirous to be in that place however we have to exit and do it.
“We have now sufficient boys right here who went via a spell final yr the place we went a whole lot of video games with out getting a outcome. Three outcomes like this have to cease shortly and we all know that.”
Saints had carved out a few early possibilities on the weekend and Brown himself smashed the underside of the bar.
However he admitted the efficiency was nowhere close to adequate after going a purpose down.
“The primary purpose is huge,” he mentioned. “We’ve misplaced seven video games this season, six of them by one purpose.
“Credit score to Livingston as a result of they're good at what they do and make it troublesome to get again into the sport.
“We began vivid sufficient however, from the purpose, we have been merely not adequate. There isn't any doubt about it, easy as, we have been poor within the second half.
“It shouldn't take us till the eightieth minute to then begin making use of some degree of strain.
“After we went down a purpose, we didn’t create sufficient issues for them. We didn’t do sufficient to get again within the recreation.
“If my strike goes in it might’ve been a unique recreation. Nevertheless it didn’t so it’s no excuse. We nonetheless wanted to be higher from the second we conceded.”
The principle constructive from Saturday was that David Wotherspoon returned to first group duties for the primary time in 11 months. He was used as a late substitute.
Brown mentioned: “David had been out for practically a yr. It’s an actual constructive he's again in and the boys are delighted for him.
“If he can hit the heights we all know he can transferring ahead, then he might be a large participant for us.
“We all know he has nice composure. He has by no means relied on his tempo and is technically excellent. He's the kind of participant who can get us up the pitch.
“We nonetheless have Graham Carey to come back again too. We have now a whole lot of high quality in numerous areas.
“The competitors might be good constructing as much as the World Cup. We’ll want everybody to chip in with good performances.”
Saints now head for some Friday night time below the lights soccer at Easter Highway the place they face a Hibs facet hurting from a 6-1 defeat to Celtic.
“We’re greater than able to getting a outcome at Easter Highway,” Brown insisted.