St Helens v Huddersfield Giants: Jim Lenihan continues search for breakthrough victory

The Australian took over last month but is still waiting for his first win following three straight defeats, extending Huddersfield's losing run to seven games.

Lenihan is hoping for a repeat of the shock victory at Wigan Warriors before his arrival, only this time on their terms.

"Winning confirms all the good messages you're delivering," he said.

"We can't rely on or wait for a good side to have an off day for us to get a win; we ought to be able to force our own way into the game and manipulate that.

"We're under no illusion. Wigan quite easily might have had a bad day the day we beat them. We're working hard to be a team that now puts our foot forward into the game and are not just waiting for someone else to have an off day."

The Giants sit rock bottom with fragile confidence at the halfway mark of the Super League campaign.

Lenihan has continued his efforts to raise spirits this week.

"If there's one thing I underestimated a little bit, it's what continual losing does to confidence," he added.

"We've got to make sure we feel confident and upbeat. Football is a good game and fun. We've got to go back to that and not fear failure.

"We've got to celebrate small victories first and hopefully they turn into bigger ones."