Lewis Travis insists the players have full clarity on Valerien Ismael's instructions and urged his Blackburn Rovers team-mates to get their season back on track against Cardiff City.
Rovers have lost pace with the Championship top-six after three games without a victory. Defeats at Derby and Stoke have supporters fearing that their season will now peter out.
Victory against the Bluebirds, who are also fighting against relegation, can change that. It would also hand Ismael his first win as Rovers head coach.
Travis insists that, whilst the players are adapting to Ismael's coaching, blame for the recent results should be placed at their door.
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"Obviously, it's been a transition under a new manager, like it always is. I think training has been really intense," Travis said.
"The tactics have been spot on, we've not put it out there on the grass. I think all the lads are very disappointed with the way the three games have gone, especially the last two.
"I think he's a very good manager with clear thoughts. I think when you look back on our games, I think there's been quite a lot of individual mistakes and stuff which can't really help.
"When the gaffer came in, he didn't want to change loads of things really quick, because obviously, we were doing so well given our league position. You can't really be expected to come in and change loads of things. We don't feel like he has changed much at all."
Rovers are now four points adrift of the play-offs with eight games to go. Travis was happy to accept performances and results have not been at their desired level but with eight games to go, there is an opportunity to fix that.
The skipper acknowledged fans' frustrations, especially after Rovers' history of falling short in the second half of the recent seasons.
"Ultimately, we're a team that wants to do well as well. I think we're all hurting at the same time," Travis reiterated
"We know we've not been good enough, especially in the last two games, but we're all hurting as well. I think given the stage of the season, especially when you're playing teams down at the bottom, they're scrapping for their life at the minute and usually they'll sit 10 or 11 people behind the ball.
"It is hard to break down and especially when we're giving them cheap goals, it can't really happen. But I think we can beat any team on our day. It's just about doing it on the grass, like I said before.
"I feel like we can't look at the past because the past is the past and you've just got to look at what's in front of you. There is still eight games, there's still a massive chance of getting in the top six.
It's not done and dusted now. So yeah, we've just got to stay confident and put it right on the grass and I think wins always change things in football. So we come at the other end of this week with a win and the table looks so much different and everyone's confidence is so much different.
"Rest assured, the boys are giving 100% every single game and every single day in training. So yeah, hopefully the fans come and get behind us like they always have this season and we give a good account of ourselves."
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