Denis Leamy was in plenty of backs to the wall spots with Munster as a player - and that was usually when the Reds fired on all cylinders.
As Munster's defence coach since the summer, the ex-Ireland flanker admits it has been backs to the wall stuff from the word go - so needing a win in Northampton on Sunday doesn't feel all that different to what has gone before.
Last weekend's home defeat to Toulouse, albeit with a losing bonus point banked, leaves the province needing to beat the Saints away and, in the new year, at Thomond Park before they travel to Toulouse for their final pool game.
