 |  We need a little bit more firepower in the last third |
Swindon caretaker manager Iffy Onuora is confident the Robins can climb out of the League One relegation zone and earn him the job permanently. Onuora, 38, took charge following the dismissal of Andy King told and told BBC Sport: "The board have backed me and they want me to do the job.
"They have given me their full support. Until I'm told anything different, I will carry on implementing my ideas.
"If we keep playing like last Saturday we will get out of trouble."
Swindon lost 2-1 at home to Port Vale on Saturday but, having watched a video of the game again on Tuesday, Onuora is convinced that with a big more quality up front his team will start picking up points.
"I am trying to keep everyone's spirits up, keep them positive and make them realise that if we keep playing like that we will get out of trouble," said Onuora.
"I have talked about belief, but you need the proof of that and that comes through performances and results.
"Perhaps we need a little bit of firepower in the last third."
Rory Fallon has scored seven league goals for the Robins but his tally stands alone.
"Rory aside, we have struggled we have struggled for goals - that is something we aware and trying to address," added Onuora, who started his career with the British Universities before moving into the professional game.
"We need to gamble a little bit more in the last third and make sure our final ball is a little crisper.
"It is the little things really. We need a little break and that is what it is like when you play up front.
"I played most of my career there and know what it's like when things don't fall for you, but as soon as get that back we will be okay."
Onuora has signed Hameur Bouazza on loan to boost his options.
"We have brought in Hameur from Watford," he said.
"He is versatile and gives us some pace up front. He can play out wide as well."
Onuora himself was a striker, who made more than 350 appearances in a career that took him to eight league clubs before he retired two years ago.
He had four months as first-team coach under Paul Merson at Walsall and accepted the position of youth development manager with Swindon a year ago.
During his time at the County Ground, the club has constantly battled financial problems.
On Tuesday vice-chairman Mark Devlin urged the club's fans not to panic after Swindon was served with a winding-up order. And Onuora maintains the off-field problems have not affected his players.
"It always seems to have been like this, there seems to have been this sort of backdrop at the club for a while," said Onuora.
"But it is not as though the players sit around before training talking about the Inland Revenue or unpaid bills.
"They concentrate on the football side of things - even from my point of view, I'm able to switch that off quite easily."
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