Rohan Ferguson admits Larne are still 'searching for the answers' as they navigate their way through European football.
The Irish League champions have felt the full brunt of elite competition after reaching the group stages of the UEFA Conference League.
Their opening 'league phase' match ended in a 3-0 defeat to Molde, while last time out they were outgunned and outclassed by Shamrock Rovers at Windsor Park.
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The fallout from that 4-1 loss to Rovers continues to linger as they prepare for Thursday's test against Swiss outfit St Gallen.
But despite Larne's struggles on the European stage, goalkeeper Ferguson says the players feel in a "privileged position".
He said: "I suppose it is new to us. We spoke about it after the Molde game. We are in a privileged position so I don't think me or anyone in the squad will complain about it.
"But it is different for us. It is game after game after game with short windows in between. You get less time to prepare when you have back-to-back games, but it has been good for us.
"This is the club's first time in this position in Europe, we just need to take it game by game and learn. We haven't got the answers yet but we have to keep learning and hopefully we get the answers as the games go on."
Much was made of the Rovers clash, with many billing it as a 'North vs South' showdown to determine whether the Irish League or League of Ireland is the dominant force on the island.
Stephen Bradley's Hoops delivered a damning verdict, easing to a convincing victory at Windsor Park.
“From a players’ perspective it was a disappointing result for everybody involved. It was a game we felt we could get a result from with the games coming up," he said.
“I think once they scored the early goal it gave them a lot of confidence and that is something we don’t usually do – concede early goals. In any game if you have a bad start it’s uphill from there, the goal changed our game plan and we were chasing the game.
"But Rovers are a top side and you can see they are in a good position in the Conference League table. We would love to be in their position, but they have learned a lot from their qualifying campaigns.
“We are where they were many years ago and we have to do our learning.”
He added: “The higher the level you play at you are facing better quality players who can hurt you. I just think we didn't give ourselves a chance in that game.
“We obviously did concede early but take nothing away from Rovers who are a top side.”
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