Stormers skills coach Paul Feeney has asked his players to show better decision-making in attack after their 29-16 loss to the Lions at Newlands on Saturday.
Feeney was speaking yesterday from Auckland, where the Stormers are based for this weekend's Super Rugby meeting with the unbeaten Crusaders in Christchurch.
Defeat to the Lions was the Stormers' first loss of the season and it has put some pressure on the side before their three-match New Zealand tour.
Feeney believes that better composure in the red zone, when the Stormers spent nearly 15 minutes camped on the Lions' tryline, could have led to a different result.
"Scrums on our ball were nice and solid, but we had a couple of lapses in concentration on their ball," said Feeney.
"We had a couple of lineouts and we had three scrums not far from their line.
"We were very close to getting over on three occasions.
"Whether it was the option taken by the backs out wide, our picking and going, or not staying patient enough, we just could not quite finish them off."
The Crusaders have won seven out of seven this season thanks largely to their abrasive pack, which has consistently laid the foundation for their wins.
Their defence has been superb as well, only conceding 14 tries in seven matches and the Crusaders' ability to finish matches strongly is a sign that they are brilliantly conditioned.
The Stormers' clash will be the 51st time the Crusaders play a home match against a side from South Africa since 1996. In that time they have won 45, lost three and drawn two.
The Stormers have never won away against the Crusaders, so this is a chance to make some history, but first they will have to quell the All Black-laden pack.
"Some of their starting forwards also start for the All Blacks. There is [Joe] Moody, [Owen] Franks, [Sam] Whitelock and [Kieran] Read.
"Then you got [Wyatt] Crockett, [Luke] Romano, [Scott] Barrett and [Matt] Todd - they can put out an All Black forward pack easily," Feeney said.
"They are physical and well organised."
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