Middlesbrough head coach Michael Carrick wants his players to "flip" the fine margins in their favour to kick-start the season.
Boro are 12th in the Championship with equal wins, draws and losses from their six league games.
Carrick is pleased with much of what his team is doing, but the results have not been forthcoming.
"It's always fine margins, but that's football and we have to flip those in our favour," he told BBC Radio Tees.
In Boro's six matches, they have enjoyed an average of 57.23% possession and had 104 shots to their opponents' 39, an average of more than 17 per match.