Derek McInnes admits Kilmarnock must forget all that’s happened so far this season and focus on the 10 games that can save their Premiership status.
The Ayrshire side welcome St Johnstone to Rugby Park on Saturday in a must-win clash which could see them either slip to bottom or jump six points clear of Dundee United.
And despite a disappointing Scottish Cup exit to Inverness still lurking in the camp, the boss says now it’s time to fight for survival.
Speaking to Killie TV he said: “We’ve got an opportunity to reset after disappointment in the cup, now we have three home games in the next four.
“It starts on Saturday against St Johnstone, a team we’ve already beaten this season with a big performance.
“It’s going to take more of that to get the wins required, every game is arguably bigger than a semi-final in the context of it.
“We need to have confidence, belief and motivation to go and get the job done in these games.”
McInnes led Killie to the Scottish Championship title last season and hopes his side can feed off the memories of that success.
He said: “You look for experience in these types of situations, last season is a good example of getting the job done.
“Right up until the last kick of the ball against Arbroath it was up for debate if we’d win the league.
“Now we have to stay in the league, we don’t get a medal or trophy for staying in the league but it’s the same outcome.
“It was so evident how hard everyone worked and pulled together at this stage last season, on the back of losing to Inverness last season we came back to Rugby Park and had one of the most special nights.
“So we are looking for an instant response, the supporters need to see that, the players need to feel it, every player has a role to play.”
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