Oxford United boss Matt Bloomfield says his side have to take things "game by game" at the moment.
Oxford United boss Matt Bloomfield says his side have to take things "game by game" at the moment.
The U's are in a tough position with 16 games to play, sat in the Championship's relegation zone and five points from safety.
Despite taking the lead at Bramall Lane in midweek, Oxford were eventually well beaten 3-1 by Sheffield United, tasting defeat for the 15th time this campaign.
"We know why we're here and we know what we want to achieve," Bloomfield told BBC Radio Oxford.
"You have to break it down into smaller steps because you can't just focus on where we're going to be in May, we have to go day by day and game by game.
"We can't lose sight of the fact that we know where we're going and our absolute belief of getting there and in tough moments you have to lean on that.
"Obviously losing the game the other evening on top of Saturday was disappointing but it doesn't deter us from where we're heading."
Since Bloomfield's arrival at Oxford he has won one game, drawn two and lost two.
"It's an interesting life in terms of one week you're up and the next week you're down," he said.
"I've lived this life for a long time in terms of being in the industry and you have to learn to be very resilient to the disappointments because there's a lot along the way.
"So it's understandable that we feel slightly different now than what we did a week ago but I think it's really important to stay fixed and focused on the end goal and the steps we need to take to get there."
Oxford travel to Championship leaders Coventry City on Saturday (15:01 GMT).
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