Michael Duberry is hopeful his years of experience can help shore up St Johnstone's defence to turn draws and defeats into victories.The former Chelsea and Leeds United defender made his third appearance since joining Saints as they went down 3-2 to Kilmarnock on Saturday.
Having already experienced Scottish Cup defeat by Dundee United and a draw against St Mirren, Duberry insists good performances must lead to positive results.
"We've got to do it soon if we're going to be where we want to be," Duberry told BBC Scotland.
"There were three incidents of lack of concentration, bad mistakes individually and collectively, that cost us the game and maybe the 87 minutes that we defended well count for nothing because they got three goals and that was enough for them.
"I'm enjoying it up here, but I'd love to be getting the results. I can't affect what's happened before, but I can affect Wednesday and Saturday."
St Johnstone face Hibernian on Wednesday at McDiarmid Park and, despite the wealth of attacking talent the visitors will bring, Duberry is unfazed.
I try to lead by example and try to talk, but there are other good talkers here, guys who know the game
St Johnstone defender Michael Duberry
"I believe we're up to any test," he said. "Of the three games I've played, if you take out five lapses of concentration, that's three wins for us and if we can stop doing that and concentrate for 90 minutes rather than 87.
"That's what the gaffer wants. His frustration comes from knowing that we do so well but let ourselves down with something that could be classed as schoolboy-like or na?.
"So, once we get that right, we'll be on the right track and hopefully we can put it all together on Wednesday."
Duberry says the quality of his team-mates and the Scottish game generally has impressed him since his move north, having been released by Wycombe Wanderers.
"The manager spoke highly of his team," added the 34-year-old. "He sold it to me in coming up here and he just wanted to add my experience and a bit of quality to the squad.
"It was something that was inviting to me. It's a strong league and I'm pleased with the standard."
With his years of experience, Duberry knows he has a role to play in improving the team's defensive fortunes.
"I try to lead by example and try to talk, but there are other good talkers here, guys who know the game," he added.
"The thing that separates the top players from just a good player is the fewer errors they make and we've got to stop making errors so we can become a very good team, not just a good team."
Source: BBC Sport
Source: BBC Sport