Newcastle coach Mark Milligan says his young side's thrilling 3-2 win over Adelaide United is the perfect example of the unwavering belief among the entire camp.
Clayton Taylor starred for the Jets at Coopers Stadium with a hat-trick that sent his side back to the top of the A-League Men table and extend their winning run to six.
Taylor broke the deadlock in first half added time, moments after the Reds had a goal ruled out for offside, before adding a second on 51 minutes.
United fought back to draw level with two goals in quick succession before Taylor completed his hat-trick on 72 minutes.
Milligan says while Newcastle's position and form may surprise some, the way they managed the humid conditions in Adelaide to eventually overcome the hosts typifies recent results.
"That's obviously a confidence thing as well but from day one, our intention as a team has to be to continuously grow, to continuously get better," he said.
"And that's down to the players and their attitude and the buy-in I've got from them from the very beginning. The belief they have is frightening to be honest with you.
"Even in tough conditions, Adelaide did extremely well to get back into the game, but I knew, I could see it in our boys, we're in a place now where we believe that our performance is going to get us an opportunity to go and win a game.
"And that's what we say today. That's just another step in the development in this side in terms of the belief they have, and that's not from me, that's the belief that they're developing."
Milligan reserved special praise for Taylor who broke the deadlock with a cross aimed for teammate Lachlan Rose, but evaded everyone including Adelaide goalkeeper Joshua Smits.
Taylor's second was the result of bursting run from Lachlan Bayliss, while the third saw Taylor make the most of a heavy touch from United defender Bart Vriends, taking possession and darting to goal before slotting past Smits.
"I told him at half time to go out in the second half a score a real goal," quipped Milligan.
"You don't get those rewards if you're not in the right areas. The build-up play in that first goal was fantastic, very disciplined from Rosey (Rose), and we know the ability that Clayton has.
"For me, (it was) most impressive in tough conditions, both him and Eli (Adams), everyone really, but especially those boys up top they worked extremely hard off the ball."
United coach Airton Andrioli was proud of his team's performance but felt there wasn't much standing between the Reds recording at least a point.
"It was a game of fine margins and I'm extremely proud of my team, the boys, and the effort they put in," he said.
"But, I'm also extremely disappointed with not getting anything out of this game because we knew exactly their threats and how they can hurt you and we were our own worst enemy in some points, but it happens in a football match."
