Grayson expects a better performance against Cheltenham on Saturday
Leeds boss Simon Grayson insists the League One play-offs are still attainable - if his squad toughen up.
Tuesday's defeat at Hereford left them four points adrift of the top six.
Grayson told BBC Radio Leeds: "We've lost the last two which is disappointing but there's still a lot of matches to be played.
"There's no reason we can't go on a run and make sure we get into the play-offs because there's plenty of games and I expect a response at the weekend."
Grayson was angered by his side's display in the 2-0 defeat at Edgar Street and has demanded that his players show more an improvement or risk being shipped out.
"We've got to use this result as an inspiration until the end of the season because performances like that are unacceptable," he said.
"You can lose games in a certain manner but tonight was unacceptable.
"We didn't play with any quality and decision making was poor, and that's from a team that played very well at the weekend and been on a decent run.
"I'm not going to criticise individuals or the players because that's not my style but we've had words and the players accepted what's happened today.
"Hopefully now they'll use that as inspiration from now until the end of the season because if they don't then one or two might not play for the club again."
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