St Johnstone winger Danny Swanson insists he will not change his risk-taking style despite his Dundee mishap.
It was the 29-year-old's mistake which allowed Kane Hemmings to double the Dens Park hosts' lead in last Friday's 2-0 win after he was caught in possession.
The goal was a decisive blow for Saints as they sought to halt a miserable run that now stretches to nine games without a win.
But Swanson has thanked boss Tommy Wright for his backing after vowing to continue taking on defenders.
He told Press Association Sport: "I'm not the type of player who will just lump it forward. I'll always try and play forward if I can.
"But at Dundee I got caught on the ball and to be fair to Dundee, it was a great ball from Gary Harkins and some finish from Hemmings.
"I'l l hold my hand up and say it was my mistake. But I won't change the way I play. The one thing I won't do is kick it anywhere.
"The manager actually warned me at half-time not to take so many touches on the ball because of the state of the pitch. Maybe I should have just stuck the ball in the corner but it's not the way I've been brought up.
"However, Tommy has been great. He didn't come in pointing the finger. He said at least I wanted to get on the ball.
"For him to have confidence in me and keep telling me to get on the ball helps me massively. Hopefully I won't get out caught again."
Swanson returned to Perth last month after his switch to high-flying Hearts failed to go to plan.
But he admits he has been surprised by the low spirits which have met him at McDiarmid after Saints dropped out of the Ladbrokes Premiership's top six.
"I can feel a difference in mood between the two clubs," he said. "At Hearts, you could say they were overachieving. If you was playing, it was a good place to be. If you're not, it's not great.
"Here it's a very close knit squad so if someone is down, most of the team are down and I can feel that now after Friday's result.
"The two games I've played haven't gone to plan so I'm starting to feel a bit down too.
"But it's up to us to get playing again and help the team out. We shouldn't really be looking down but we kind of are at the moment. However, I'm confident in the boys and I think we'll be all right."
Just six points separate fourth top from second bottom but Swanson is worried a win for eigh th-placed Motherwell - who visit the Fair City on Friday - could leave St Johnstone vulnerable.
"I looked at the league after Motherwell's win on Tuesday and thought, 'What the hell is going on here?'" he admitted.
"But a couple of wins could get us straight back into the top six and that is our aim.
"With there being such a small gap between so many clubs we need to look after ourselves. There are no excuses any more - Saturday is a must win game for us.
"If we lose, Motherwell go level with us and that then blows everything wide open. It makes getting into the European slots a big ask."
Source: PA
