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Sir Ian McGeechan is adamant Bath are still within striking distance of the Premiership play-offs, despite slumping to a third defeat in a row at Saracens.<\/b><\/p>\n

Bath went down 20-9 at Vicarage Road and are now 13 points off fourth spot, although they do have games in hand. <\/p>\n

“We’ve five games to go and there’s a lot of points on offer,” director of rugby McGeechan told BBC Somerset. <\/p>\n

“There’ll be points lost elsewhere so I’m still looking at that fourth spot and making sure we’re thereabouts.” <\/p>\n

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Bath have games in hand on every team above them in the table bar third-placed Gloucester and the run of defeats was against the top three in the league. <\/p>\n

Of their remaining matches, three of which are at home, four are against teams below them in the table with the visit of Harlequins potentially the most testing. <\/p>\n

And McGeechan believes there are positives to take despite recent setbacks and the lack of any tries in the defeats by <\/p>\n

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“We’re defending well and that’s the best part of our game,” he reasoned. <\/p>\n

“We need to look hard at our attack. We should be more of a threat than we are. <\/p>\n

“It’s not rocket science. If you hang on to the ball you’ll score the points, whether it’s penalties or tries. <\/p>\n

“If you don’t hang on to the ball you’re just giving your opponents easy opportunities to have it back and be the threat. <\/p>\n

“We have to keep working at becoming tough when we keep it, because we’re tough when we don’t have it.” <\/p>\n

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