Ireland boss Andy Farrell admits that his side must shape up for the visit of Wales to the Aviva Stadium on Saturday.
He claimed Ireland deserved their opening Six Nations win against Scotland - praising the 'true Irish grit' that earned them a 19-12 victory - but Farrell's men needed several last ditch try-saving tackles and turnovers to deny the physical, direct Scots, no more so than CJ Stander's 78th minute poach on his own line.
When Ireland's line was breached, Stuart Hogg somehow dropped instead of grounding the ball for a try at a crucial second half juncture.
It was an underwhelming though victorious start, but later Farrell pointed out that while players might have suggested Ireland would immediately adopt a more attacking game plan, he has not.
“The players might have, but the game has always been about doing the right thing," said the 44-year-old.
"It's always been about decision-making, seeing more spaces, playing the game how it should be played - playing what's in front of you.
"Decision-making is a part of that. We need to get better at that."
Wales, who hammered Italy 42-0 earlier on Saturday, will be a more dangerous proposition under their attack-minded new supremo Wayne Pivac.
“They obviously playing a wider, more expansive game, and we know how the Scarlets have played over the years," he said. "For them to be defending like they did as well...they've got some great players and I'm sure they'll be cock-a-hoop coming into this week."
Farrell conceded: "There were a couple of decisions that rightly or wrongly we need to be better at, and not let them get field position.
“They started really well, Scotland. We lost a number of collisions early doors, but we hung in there, which was fantastic.
“You have to understand teams are going to have purple patches but we stayed mentally calm.
"It was a little bit stop-start. The set-piece was a tough old battle, so we’ll get better.
"Rob Herring’s throwing and Iain Henderson’s calling was really good. But there were little bits, like going off your feet, or trying to off-load when it wasn’t on.
"So just calm it down a little bit. We’ll be better for that".
