Thom Evans was outstanding for Glasgow

After losing to Dragons last week the Warriors have no margin for error in their remaining games.

A late Lome Fa'atau try gave Lineen's men a losing bonus point but they still need four straight victories to have a realistic chance of making the last eight.

"I would say so," Lineen said when asked if that was now essential.

Despite the defeat, the reaction to Friday night's result was in stark contrast to his stinging assessment of last week's capitulation at Newport Gwent Dragons.

Certainly, on the evidence of the first half - which the Warriors won 9-7 - Lineen can take great heart.

"I thought the guys showed what playing for Glasgow's all about," said Lineen, who revealed he needed to remind his players what the Heineken Cup was all about. I thought each and every one of them put their hands up and showed the passion and pride of playing for Glasgow Warriors this season.

"Toulouse showed their class when they went through the gears at the beginning of the second half. The tries were a little bit soft that we gave away but the guys never stopped trying. We scored a great try and could have had a couple more. So really proud of the effort tonight.

"I thought again John Beattie and John Barclay were tireless, just kept working against what was an outstanding outfit. They never gave up."

The Glasgow boss also hailed the impact the younger players had on the match when they entered the field.

"It's all about blooding the youngsters through," he said. "I thought Ruairdh Jackson and Pat Mcarthur were outstanding coming on against Toulouse. It's all about developing these players as well.

"I was really happy with how the boys played - Thom Evans was outstanding on the wing and Dan Parks controlled the play well and the forward pack with Alastair Kellock as captain were outstanding.

He added: "It's a week too late in a way, but at least we know it's there."

Toulouse looked out of sorts early on tonight but David Skrela's opening try settled them and they crossed twice more after the break through Byron Kelleher and Yannick Jauzion to turn the game on its head.

Lineen said: "The number of x-factor players that they have, when they want to just create space, every single one of them knows how to do it. They're all athletes; they can play rugby. We'll learn from that. But again we're on the same field as them and we can hold our heads high."

Lineen now wants his players to perform with the same desire in next Friday's Magners League clash with Leinster and beyond.

He said: "The main thing is looking forward towards next week and the guys taking this game, this intensity and the way they've played into the Magners League. The guys are up for it. The way they played today is the way we've got to play for the rest of the season."

Toulouse coach Guy Noves was full of praise for Glasgow Warriors for the way they pushed his side to the limit.

Noves was happy to see his side turn a 9-7 interval deficit into a 22-9 lead with a 10 minute purple patch immediately after the re-start, but concerned at the end as Glasgow threw everything into attack after snapping up a breakaway try.

“Glasgow played really well. That was like the team that beat Biarritz a few years ago and not like the side that has lost a few games recently,” said Noves.

"We were very lucky to score a try in the first half and could have been nine or more points behind at the break. They really did scavenge for every ball and make life difficult for us. At half-time I had to tell my players to focus, stick together and try to move the ball more. By magic we found ourselves in a 10 minute period and then had the chance to go for the bonus point.

“But Glasgow didn’t give up and we couldn’t score again. They got a breakaway try and we were hanging on at the end. But we have won our first two games and I am happy with that.”

Heineken Man of the Match Yannick Jauzion was another who heaped praise on Glasgow.

"They made life very difficult for us in the first-half, but I'm happy with the second half performance," said Jauzion.

"We came with the intention of winning and going for the bonus point, but unfortunately we couldn't get the four tires. Maybe we will play better in the future."

You can see highlights from the game here