The Bantams looked back to their best with a stirring display against Peterborough.
They pressed and harried the Valley Parade visitors in a throwback to some of their impressive displays earlier in the season.
Alexander was delighted to see the team emerge from a tough spell of results after dishing out training-ground pep talks to remind the players what they are good at.
He insists City are at their best on the front foot and feels the players think the same.
“I’m the manager, obviously I’ll lead that side of it, but I want buy-in from players,” said Alexander. “I want them to feel good about what we’re doing.
“I did it 12 months ago when we were in a sticky patch and gave the players a decision.
“It’s alright me coaching one way of playing but they’ve got to believe in it. If they want to be something else, then I’ll coach a different way. It’s their team.
“I believe in the way we play. I believe it highlights their positives and highlights their strengths and makes them look really good players.
“When you see Aden Baldwin hitting 60-yard diagonals, like Virgil van Dijk every five minutes, why wouldn’t you want to be that player? Why wouldn’t you want to look that good?
“That’s just one example, but we’ve got several players that have got outstanding attributes and I just want them to fully commit to that.
“If they want to be a little bit more safe, play a little bit slower, then I’m all ears. It’s down to them, it’s not a dictatorship.
“But if you don’t want to play like (Saturday), I think there’s something wrong with you because of the response of the crowd and the feeling of the players.”
City had lost five of their previous seven games since the turn of the year. A run of tough fixtures during the uncertainty of the window created their most challenging spell since winning promotion.
Graham Alexander says City believe in their way of playing (Image: Thomas Gadd)
Alexander said: “Coming into January with seven in and seven out, playing all the top teams away from home, it’s a tough test.
“We’re newly promoted, that’s the thing, so we’re not used to this division and everything like that. So, we have to understand there are going to be challenging times.
“But I never question the character of the players. They always give us their best and they always commit.
“Sometimes you can lose your way and I think it’s up to me and the staff to help guide them back to where they’re good. But they have to believe in it as well.”
Ethan Wheatley has had two big chances to get off the mark since joining on loan from Manchester United.
Just like the Luton game, he had only been off the bench for a minute when he could have scored on Saturday but was foiled by Peterborough keeper Alex Bass.
“We constantly talk about the next action is the most important thing,” added Alexander.
“I think Ethan’s got a bit of that in him where he gets frustrated at the littlest things in training. But it’s the game and you just crack on.
“He had a great chance and it was a good save from the keeper, but he carried on playing. We try to instil that in all our players because perfection doesn’t exist.
“You’ve just got to keep getting in there as Bobby (Pointon) does constantly and Sarce (Antoni Sarcevic).
“We’ve got a really potent strike force in the squad right now. But they’ve got to understand that they’re going to miss chances or they’re going to make runs and don’t get the cross.
“It’s just important that they concentrate on the next action.”