Leinster head coach Leo Cullen has called for patience after he watched his side suffer their second consecutive defeat in this season’s Champions Cup, losing 19-16 to Bath.
The Irish side were crushed 33-6 at home by Pool Five opponents Wasps last Sunday, and have now lost their opening two games of a European campaign for the first time since 1996.
And with Champions Cup holders Toulon also in the toughest group of this season's tournament, Leinster are already struggling to progress. Ireland star Johnny Sexton kicked 11 points, including the conversion of substitute back-row forward Josh van der Flier's late try, but Bath had done enough.
Cullen said: "There was a bit of flak after last weekend, but we certainly got a better performance today. They showed a good bit of steel and desire, the way they fought back into the game.
"After getting back to 16-16, I thought we looked the stronger team at that stage. We're very early in our workings with this group. People need to stay patient with us. There were a lot of good things out there, but unfortunately, we didn't get the result.
"It is going to be tough. We just need to park Europe for the next couple of weeks, and try to get a bit more confidence in the Pro12."
Isaac Boss insisted all is not lost for the province, and called for a swift response against Ulster in the Pro12 next week.
"We fought back well. Bath were the better team in the end. We felt like we put a better performance in [than last week's loss to Wasps] but a loss is a loss. We've got to pick our chins up quickly. The league is very important to us now," said the New Zealand-born scrum-half.
"If we win the rest of our games we can put ourselves in a position to get out of the pool. We've got a lot to improve on but there's no doubt we can do it."
