Ian Foster: 'You don't get to blink' says Plymouth Argyle boss after busy start to career
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Ian Foster took over at Plymouth having previously been Steven Gerrard's assistant at Saudi Arabian side Al Ettifaq
Plymouth Argyle head coach Ian Foster says he has been struck by the intensity of his time at the club.
The 47-year-old, who was appointed at the start of January, has taken charge of 11 league games after succeeding Steven Schumacher as boss.
He has won three and lost five of those matches as Argyle have faced three of the Championship's top five sides.
"It's been an interesting two months, you don't get to blink really," he said ahead of a trip to Sheffield Wednesday.
"We came off the grass on Saturday, you're trying to take in what's just occurred, assess it, evaluate it, analyse it and then turn your attentions onto the next biggest game of the season, because it is the biggest game of the season because it's the next one, and that's how we look at it."
Foster's side are two points above the relegation places after Saturday's 2-0 loss at home to second-placed Ipswich Town - their third consecutive home defeat without scoring a goal.
The home setbacks against high-flying Leeds United, West Bromwich Albion and Ipswich have seen them go a run of one win in the last six matches - an impressive 2-0 victory away at Middlesbrough their only victory in that time.
The trip to Hillsborough on Tuesday will see Argyle face a Sheffield Wednesday side that are three points from safety.
Foster hopes his team can increase the gap on the six teams who are one or two points below them in a congested bottom third of the table.
"We're not low on confidence," he added, reflecting on his side's recent form.
"The run of games that we've had here recently, and I understand supporters might be critical, we have to respect the level of opponent, it's been really, really challenging.
"We've not lost any belief in terms of what we want to do.
"I believe that if we maintain our level of performance in other games it'll be enough to get points out of them, and that's been the message to the players."