Daniel Farke has given canaries.co.uk his post-match reaction to Sunday's 2-1 loss at home to Leeds United.
"In these types of games you need to win points to earn the right to be in the next season on this level," he said. "Once you lose such a game, it's disappointing and a horrendous outcome for us today.
"I think we were the better side and played on the front foot in the first half. In the second half, out of their first dangerous situation they were able to score. We had four or five situations in the first half where we got into the box and weren't able to get the shot away.
"Raphinha showed the quality to score in his situation. We scored the equaliser and put lots of workload in. The team were buzzing and we had the momentum on our side and were full of confidence and wanted to chase the game to win.
"Sometimes you can be caught on the counter attack but if you concede out of such a situation one minute later, it shouldn't even be a chance - a strike 30 yards out - killed the whole momentum, mood and confidence. It was a deciding moment in the game. We're not playing for warm words or just good performances, we're also playing for points and we have to improve our quality in both boxes to win them.
"I won't blame any of my players. The story of the season so far, we've lost against three teams we had no chance against - away at Chelsea, Man City and home to Liverpool. In all the other games they have been goalless draws or we've been losing by one goal, once or twice with two goals.
"They're tight games and we are at times the better side, but we have to add quality in both boxes to make a block, save or tackle, a final shot or decisive pass in a key moment to score goals. If it's always competitive and you're not the worst side but are always unlucky, it's a little bit of a lack of quality. We have to stay self critical.
"I'm happy with the workload and what my players invested into this game. We were by far the better side in the first half and had the momentum after the equaliser. It's not about a young player or more experienced ones who make mistakes. We have to add more quality to give ourselves the chance to win more points. Sadly, we lacked this in the decisive moments and we need to improve them."
Farke explained his team selection, noting that he wanted his side to be more attacking against Leeds than in previous weeks.
"After conceding too many goals in the beginning of the season we wanted to be solid at the back and we managed this in the last weeks," he said. "The game against Chelsea killed the momentum a bit but in the three games before we were solid in terms of defending.
"It was always the plan in the home game against Leeds to go for it and have many offensive players on the pitch. It's not enough to just get a goalless draw. These games you need to win points. Although we lost against Chelsea with many goals, we wanted to go for it and be brave and it paid off in the performance with many good situations.
"To not manage to bring the ball over the line in the final third and to concede the goals was disappointing. The topic is that whatever setup we have, whether it's many offensive players or more defensive, we have to use in difficult games against top sides is to show quality in both boxes.
"After a loss at home against Leeds, it's not the time to give some fighting messages. We will speak a bit less and work a bit more. If you don't have the quality and financial possibilities to buy high quality players at both ends of the pitch then you have to work harder on the training pitch, which is what we should do now.
"Brentford away is quite a similar game against a side in the bottom half of the table. We are always competitive in these games. If we can find this quality on the training pitch then there's no doubt we'll have chances to win these types of games. My lads deserve many compliments for the work ethic and unity that they put in."