Sunderland captain John O'Shea has urged fans to get behind manager Gus Poyet's style of play.
O'Shea was careful not to take sides, but warned fans there will be no change of course.
"There's only one manager, so we have to listen to him and be guided by him," said the captain, reflecting on defeat to QPR. "We've had a good run of form and hit a terrible first half on Tuesday, but we stick together.
"Everyone's together, including the fans. Every club knows how important it is to have the backing of the fans to create an atmosphere. The (QPR) keeper (Rob Green) made some good saves and there were clearances off the line. We needed to take one of those chances.
"If we had, we'd have had big support from the crowd but we couldn't get that first goal.
"Towards the end of the game you have to go a bit mad, in a bid to get back into it so you're leaving yourself open.
"It's just disappointing we didn't get that goal to see how QPR would have reacted. The two-goal cushion (achieved in the first half) was always good for them."
