New Stoke City boss Steven Schumacher saw just three weeks ago the "small margins" involved in turning the Potters from Championship makeweights into potential promotion challengers.
Schumacher's Argyle beat Alex Neil's Potters with a 97th-minute winner at Home Park, a result that led ultimately to him becoming Stoke boss.
But he says Stoke are "talented" enough to start turning narrow losses to wins.
"It's about turning small margins into victories," he told BBC Radio Stoke.
"Games in this league are all about small margins.