But he is also vowing to put the squad through hell off it, as they look to avoid a third consecutive defeat at the Millennium Stadium next weekend.

He said: "They will go through some pain at training that they probably haven't experienced before.

"So for me it's about putting the players under a lot of pressure at training and if you make mistakes or errors then there'll be a few punishments.

"Players need to go through a little bit of pain because we're hurting.

"The coaching staff are hurting, the players are hurting and we've got to get a response and a performance on Saturday that reflects how important this is to us."