Peterborough boss Darren Ferguson insisted it is all about results after Posh kept themselves in the League One promotion battle with a 2-1 win over Exeter.
Kwame Poku struck the winner midway through the second half as Ferguson’s tactical tweak worked to perfection.
The attacking talent bagged his 10th goal of the campaign after being shifted into a central position from his usual wide berth.
Posh had hit the front in just the fourth minute through leading scorer Ephron Mason-Clark, but Exeter levelled nine minutes before the break with a long-awaited Tom Carroll strike.
The midfielder ended a near seven-year drought with a 20-yard half-volley which took a huge deflection and looped agonisingly over keeper Jed Steer.
But Poku ensured Posh pocketed the points and that’s all Ferguson cared about.
He said: “The most important thing today – as it will be going forward – is not the performance. It’s all about getting results.
“Credit to my players because I said to them at half-time that they had to find a way of winning the game of football and they did it.
“Kwame going central made a big difference. They couldn’t live with him in there.
“We knew there was space to exploit. He gets away from opponents so quickly and fortunately he got us a winner.
“The early goal gave us a great start, but sometimes that can be a hindrance.
“The whole atmosphere went a bit flat after that. I don’t know whether everyone just thought we were going to go and beat them by three or four, but they are a tricky team to play against.
“Getting back-to-back wins was really key. We know this is a pivotal week for us.”
Exeter chief Gary Caldwell admitted: “The result is a big disappointment, but I have massive pride in our performance and the way we went about it.
“We gave a bad first goal away the first time Peterborough had really got into our half, but the players got back into the game.
“I felt we were the better team in the first half. Our press was outstanding and we were really aggressive without the ball.
“The second half was a case of two teams going out to win the game, but we had a 10-minute spell where we gave the ball cheaply after winning it.
“We were just kicking the ball away and inviting more pressure rather than trying to pass out of trouble and Peterborough scored in that period.
“Peterborough are the best team in the league for me in terms of quality and the way they play, but for large parts we matched that and kept going right to the very end.”
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