Sir Ian McGeechan was tight-lipped over Bath's play-off chances following the 26-18 home victory over Exeter.
Exeter boss admits his side must become more ruthless
Sir Ian McGeechan has told his Bath players to keep their focus on themselves as they make a late push for the Aviva Premiership play-offs.
A 26-18 home triumph over local rivals Exeter means Bath now have 44 points, although they still remain in seventh spot in the table.
However, they still have a game in hand over Harlequins (45) and London Irish (48), the two side above them, with fourth-placed Northampton on 53 points.
"All I will say is that we have to win our games," said McGeechan when asked how many points his side might need.
"If we are winning then we can have a look at what everyone else is doing. If we keep losing, it doesn't matter what others are doing.
"We have to focus on the way we want to play, on what we have to do now. What we've got to do now is to focus on the next game against Harlequins. If we get it right again there's more pressure on the teams above us."
McGeechan praised his side for recovering from a sluggish start against the Chiefs, who led 8-6 after 35 minutes thanks to Luke Arscott's try.
Matt Banahan's score in the final minute of the first half helped Bath take the lead by the break, while the England international turned from scorer to provider when he set up Matt Carraro soon after the interval.
Forward progress
Michael Claasens' try with nine minutes to go sealed the win for the hosts, meaning Matt Jess' late effort was no more than a consolation for the Chiefs.
"The first 20 minutes could have been better," McGeechan admitted.
"The second 20 of the first half and the first 20 of the second half we got somewhere we wanted to be. We were more focused on keeping the ball and building pressure. The outcome was two penalties and a try.
"The forwards stepped it up and worked hard. It was a hot day. And in the second half we were much more accurate and put Exeter under pressure."
Exeter head coach Rob Baxter felt the visitors paid the price for not taking their chances in the West Country derby.
"There were lots of positives - it was a much better performance than last week (against Leeds). We just needed to have a little confidence to keep playing. When we did, we looked a useful side," he said.
"We made some breaks, we kept the ball. What we really do have to knuckle down and learn is to have a bit of composure to finish off those chances.
"Our biggest fault this season is that we don't finish those chances when we should."
