Rafa Benitez today urged his players to forget all about their Sunderland defeat - telling them the next six days can change everything.
Anfield welcomes Lyon on Tuesday before the visit of Manchester United on Sunday, and Benitez believes Liverpool have been handed the perfect opportunity to kickstart both their European and domestic campaigns.
"You can guarantee that if we win against Lyon the mood will change, and if we can win against United, the mood will be totally different," the boss told Liverpoolfc.tv.
"When you are not winning, to play another game quickly and have the opportunity to change things is the best thing.
"We will try to win and then everything will be different.
"I have a lot of confidence because we are a good team. We have some problems with injuries but the squad as a squad is good enough to win some games.
"A positive result would be massive for our confidence. The Champions League is a different competition and the players know the fans will be behind them, so it can be a big boost for us.
"The fans know when the team needs support and they are behind us. Our fans are the best in the world, and when we need something they are there pushing us."
Benitez insists the mood inside Melwood is as calm as ever as he and his backroom team work hard to analyse results.
The Spaniard said: "We have some experience here among the staff and some of the players. When you are in the situation we are in, the main thing is to keep calm, analyse what is going on and be ready for the next game.
"Sammy Lee, Mauricio Pellegrino, Xavi Valero and Paco De Miguel - all the people working with the players on the pitch know how to stay calm.
"The only solution when you have a good team is to stay together and work hard. Again I will say that we got 86 points last year, not because we were lucky, but because we did a very good job."
Benitez will assess the fitness of injured duo Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard later today. Stay logged on to Liverpoolfc.tv for the latest.
http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/drilldown/N166125091019-1057.htmSpeaks sense here gaffer, hope you are drilling some positivity into the squad because it has been a very difficult period of time, and results for LFC. About time you do some inspirational team-talk to lift the lads, remember what you said at Istanbul, remember that the fans never give up on LFC.
But there's one problem.
Can't try.
do it.