Frustrated Stoke City boss Alex Neil says some of his players are still getting to truly know each other on the pitch following the Championship club's expensive 18-man summer refit.
After a poor start to the season left them 21st, Stoke then beat Neil's old club Sunderland, Leeds United and Middlesbrough in successive matches.
But the Potters are now back down to 20th, without a win in five games.
"We've got home games coming up and we need to get back on it," said Neil.
After losing to a 97th-minute goal against fellow strugglers Plymouth Argyle on Saturday, Neil told BBC Radio Stoke: "It was a really cruel way to lose.