Christian Fuchs says Newport County have to keep building momentum as they look to avoid League Two relegation.
The Exiles, who have been in the Football League since 2013, welcome fellow strugglers Crawley Town to Rodney Parade on Friday, 3 April (15:00 BST) in a crucial fixture.
After beating Shrewsbury 1-0 last weekend, Fuchs’ side aim for back-to-back league wins for the first time this season to boost their survival hopes.
The manager believes his side must be difficult to beat if they are to get another three points on Friday.
“The aim is to build that momentum that we’ve been speaking about for a very long time,” said Fuchs.
“I want the boys to go out there with confidence, be brave, be hard to beat and then just play our game the way they did in our last four games.
“It’s about getting the basics right, making sure we fight for every inch on the pitch and make good decisions with and without the ball.
“We have the Amber Army to support us at Rodney Parade, I’m sure they will come in numbers to support us and push us forward.”
Despite Newport’s vital result, Crawley also picked up their first win since January 31 against Gillingham in Colin Kazim-Richards’ first game as their new head coach.
The Red Devils are level on points with Newport and County boss Fuchs knows his side are in for a tough afternoon.
“They’ve changed their manager and in their last game they won 2-1, so they’re a team that is fighting until the death and we’re aware of that,” said the Austrian.
“It’s down to us to make sure that we get on the front foot and dominate.
“This game is important and I’m aware of that, but it is not the game that will define our season.”
County will be boosted with the return of defender Lee Jenkins but midfielder Michael Spellman remains a doubt.
