Scotland coach Gregor Townsend handed a blunt messge to his players ahead of their do-or-die Group B game against Ireland at the rugby union World Cup.
"We have got to deliver what we feel we are capable of which is their best performance as a team when it counts," said the former Scotland international.
"The players are in great physical shape. They have been training really hard for weeks and months and I believe we have had enough experiences now, both good and bad, to handle this occasion."
Scotland go into the clash at the Stade de France on Saturday night lying in third place in the pool after three games.
Defending champions South Africa lead the way with 15 points after their four games and Ireland, who have played three games, are second with 14 points.
Scotland can move into the last eight with a victory dependent on several permuations.
All three teams could finish with 15 points. In that scenario, South Africa, who beat Scotland at the outset of the World Cup camapign, could be eliminated due to points difference.
Attitude
"It suits how we would approach normal games which would be to aim to score tries when we are in the opposition 22," said Townsend.
"It's important that we get those opportunities, Ireland have been very good at not giving up too many opportunities inside their 22-metre line over the last two to three years, and that's a goal for us, to make sure we are in there a few times."
Ireland entered the 2023 World Cup as the world's top ranked team. Much ado was made about teams from the country never passing the quarter-final stage in the 36-year history of the competition.
Failure to advance out of the first phase would be a huge surprise. "We want to win," said Ireland head coach Andy Farrell on the eve of the clash.
"It’s a massive game, so important to us and obviously to the travelling fans and the people back home.
"We're aware of the permutations but the easiest thing is to make sure we perform well and deserve to win the game outright."
Milestone
Farrell announced two changes to the team that started the victory over South Africa on 23 September. Iain Henderson has been drafted into the pack at the expense of James Ryan, who drops to the bench.
Dan Sheehan takes over at hooker from Ronan Kelleher. Peter O'Mahony, one of the players to retain their slot, will win his 100th cap for his country.
The forward's milestone drew tributes from the Ireland skipper Johnny Sexton and his Scotland counterpart James Ritchie.
"Peter has been a consistent big-game player," said Sexton. "He gives very little away in public but he’s the life and soul of the group behind closed doors. It’s a privilege to play with him."
Ritchie, who also plays in the forward line, added: "He’s a very abrasive and robust player.
"When you play the position we do, to reach 100 caps is no mean feat, especially in a team as good as Ireland. It’s testament to him and how good he’s been over the years."
To progress, Scotland must overturn poor recent form against the Irish. Their last victory dates back to the European Six Nations tournament in February 2017.
"What's in the past is in the past," added Townsend.
"Those results show what a good team Ireland are. They're now number one in the world and we've not been able to beat them for a while so that gets our focus even narrower on delivering our best performance to win."
