Carlisle United should have more of an idea of where they are heading after the next two games.
The Blues host Hartlepool tonight and travel to leaders Forest Green on Saturday.
Although Carlisle have taken seven points from their last three league games manager Keith Millen refuses to get carried away.
He told the club website: “The next two games will give us a little bit more of an idea of where we are.
“We’ve got new players who we are still bedding in, and I’d like to think we’re going to keep getting better, so you just don’t know.
“It makes me laugh when people say we’re turning the corner because I’m never quite sure where that corner is going to take us.
“I’d say Saturday was a good result, but not a great performance, but you take that. Sometimes you can perform really well and lose, but we didn’t perform as well as we have done and we got something.
“That maybe shows signs of where we are now, that when we’re not at our best we can keep going and keep a belief in what we’re doing.
“As far as the league is concerned, we’re looking upwards, that’s all I would say on that, we’re looking up the way to see where we can go.
“There’s still a lot of games to play in the league this year so we’ve got to be consistent in what we’re doing, and I think we can still find more room to improve.”
His current task is challenging the players to think about why they have put better results together.
“I’m trying to make the players understand why we’ve had the turnaround. It’s not just luck, or one thing, it’s a mindset.
“It comes from hard work and attention to detail. If people recognise why you’re on a good run, it’s more likely to continue, so I’m trying to get them to recognise and talk about what we’re doing well.
“If we recognise it, hopefully we will continue doing it and keep getting better. That’s the drive I’ve got because I want to try and improve everything at the club, and I think the players have bought into that.
“They’re in a positive mindset and they’ve got a lot of belief. Even though we didn’t play that well on Saturday, we stuck to what we try to do and it was enough to get a point in the end.”
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