Danny Cowley called on Huddersfield to grab their survival chance after a deserved 3-0 win at Birmingham.
Fraizer Campbell and Elias Kachunga added to Karlan Grant’s early penalty as the Terriers hauled themselves out of the Sky Bet Championship drop zone.
Town manager Cowley said: “To be a good team you have to do it consistently, that is the challenge now. We will work really hard to do that. We’re not going to over celebrate.
“We’re pleased to perform well, we’ve taken a lot of criticism and most of it has been fair, but when you’re in a difficult moment you learn a lot about yourself. It’s easy to stand tall when things are going well.
“You are defined by the difficult moments and how you respond. We have to take the confidence from it and the focus now goes to the game on Saturday against Preston.
“We’re Huddersfield Town, we’re a working-class club and working-class town and we have to compete. We did that and did the fundamentals well.”
Lukas Jutkiewicz missed Birmingham’s best chance when he headed over at 1-0 but the hosts never looked a serious threat.
But 52 seconds later Campbell made it 2-0, turning in Harry Toffolo’s low cross for his first goal since November.
Boss Pep Clotet said: “We didn’t like the game or the result.
“We have to put our hands up and take it as a bad game as that’s what it was and Huddersfield were better than us in most things.
“We have to bounce back and get points on the board. We’re not happy, we’ve spoken to the players and they are committed 100 per cent to bouncing back.
“We need to make sure our focus is there from the start. As a team we always need a strong start.
“I have a good relationship with all the players, I respect them and trust them 100 per cent. All the players are fully focused on doing their best. It’s not like they are not trying.”
