Wellington need to remember how to win, and they need to do it quickly, coach Darije Kalezic says.
The Phoenix squandered a two-goal half-time lead at Westpac Stadium on Sunday, allowing Melbourne Victory to surge home for a 3-2 win.
"We don't have a team with winners, 11 or 15 winners on the field, because if you have winners, this never happens," Kalezic said.
"Everybody has to understand that they have to be winners if they want to change Wellington Phoenix from the club that they were, to the club that everybody would be proud of."
It was the Nix's fifth loss of the season, leaving them anchored to the bottom of the A-League ladder with just one win and two draws from eight matches and having leaked a league-high 20 goals.