Liverpool left-back Emiliano Insua is hoping to use the disappointment he feels at his national team's humiliation at the hands of Bolivia this week as a spur to help his club side's challenge for honours.
Although the young Argentine did not feature in the match in La Paz, he felt the pain of the 6-1 defeat as much as any of his countrymen, but he is taking some comfort from the fact that it proves in football that anything is possible.
And it is that idea that Insua hopes will help Liverpool surprise most observers and overhaul Manchester United to win the Premier League title this campaign.
"I’m very disappointed about my country’s result because we won on Saturday in Diego Maradona’s first game in Argentina as national team manager," he told The Liverpool Echo.
"I don’t know what happened but we ended up losing 6-1 in our worst result for many years so it is a big shock. But it does show that in football, in every tournament, every competition and every game that any result is possible.
"It was only a few weeks ago that people were saying that Liverpool could not catch Man United but now we are closer.
"We are only one point behind and now we have to keep on going, try to win the next game and do everything we can to get into first position."
Liverpool travel to Fulham this weekend fully aware of how their rivals from Old Trafford imploded at the same ground a couple of weeks ago, and the youngster, although nowhere near a definite starter for the game, is assuring supporters that the team will remain focused right up until the end.
"It is exciting for us but we have to remain patient," he added. "We are closer to Man United and maybe we can overtake them at least for one day if we manage to win against Fulham. All we can do is try to win the next game, see where that takes us and then move onto the next game.
"I have been at Liverpool for two and a half years and I think that the last few weeks were the best since I have been here because the team got some really good results and played some really good football.
"But now we must look ahead and try to do the same against Fulham."
Although the young Argentine did not feature in the match in La Paz, he felt the pain of the 6-1 defeat as much as any of his countrymen, but he is taking some comfort from the fact that it proves in football that anything is possible.
And it is that idea that Insua hopes will help Liverpool surprise most observers and overhaul Manchester United to win the Premier League title this campaign.
"I’m very disappointed about my country’s result because we won on Saturday in Diego Maradona’s first game in Argentina as national team manager," he told The Liverpool Echo.
"I don’t know what happened but we ended up losing 6-1 in our worst result for many years so it is a big shock. But it does show that in football, in every tournament, every competition and every game that any result is possible.
"It was only a few weeks ago that people were saying that Liverpool could not catch Man United but now we are closer.
"We are only one point behind and now we have to keep on going, try to win the next game and do everything we can to get into first position."
Liverpool travel to Fulham this weekend fully aware of how their rivals from Old Trafford imploded at the same ground a couple of weeks ago, and the youngster, although nowhere near a definite starter for the game, is assuring supporters that the team will remain focused right up until the end.
"It is exciting for us but we have to remain patient," he added. "We are closer to Man United and maybe we can overtake them at least for one day if we manage to win against Fulham. All we can do is try to win the next game, see where that takes us and then move onto the next game.
"I have been at Liverpool for two and a half years and I think that the last few weeks were the best since I have been here because the team got some really good results and played some really good football.
"But now we must look ahead and try to do the same against Fulham."
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