Sunderland head coach Regis Le Bris believes that the prize of Premier League football will be just the spark his team needs heading into the play-offs.
The Black Cats face Coventry City in the semi-finals with the first leg away at the CBS Arena on Friday (20:00 BST).
They come into this match on the back of five straight losses to end the regular season to take on a Sky Blues side who only secured their play-off spot four days ago, but Le Bris acknowledges that poor run as an unusual situation.
"Now we'll play for a specific event and with something to chase, so the mindset will be completely different," he told BBC Radio Newcastle.