The manager said: "The players have got to accept what could happen and to be man enough to put it right because people can talk good games in dressing rooms and before games, but when you get onto the pitch, that's when the talking really matters. I expect a response this weekend.
"You don't put your head in the sand or bury yourself away. You've got to be men and come out fighting like we have done after certain other results since I've been here. We've got to get back to basics and make sure we galvanise ourselves by getting a result and a performance at the weekend."