Liverpool winger Yossi Benayoun has challenged himself and the rest of the Reds squad to rediscover their winning mentality and embark on a run of victories.
The Israeli feels that recording a few back-to-back wins would see the confidence return at Anfield, along with a more optimistic outlook.
"We need to win three or four games in a row and try to get our confidence back up," Benayoun told his club's official website.
"We always seem to win one, but then we don't follow it up with a result in the next match. We need to keep working hard in training and try to start winning, beginning against Wigan Athletic. We know we need to be in the top four and that is our target.
"If we can do that and have a good run in both cups our season will improve."
Liverpool welcome Wigan to Anfield on Wednesday night. They currently trail fourth-placed Aston Villa by five points in the Premier League table, with the prospect of Martin O'Neill's men extending that lead against Sunderland on Tuesday night.
Benayoun knows that a win is a must if Rafa Benitez's men are serious about a top-four finish this season.
"After you lose you want to play the next game as soon as possible," he added.
"We are lucky we have the game on Wednesday and we will try to play good football and win the game for our supporters. We owe them a lot because we haven't played well this season.
"There's never an easy game. We have already seen this season that anyone can beat anyone. The top four teams from last season have lost a lot of points. We know it will be difficult against Wigan at home, but we need all three points. Anything less would be a disappointment."
The Israeli feels that recording a few back-to-back wins would see the confidence return at Anfield, along with a more optimistic outlook.
"We need to win three or four games in a row and try to get our confidence back up," Benayoun told his club's official website.
"We always seem to win one, but then we don't follow it up with a result in the next match. We need to keep working hard in training and try to start winning, beginning against Wigan Athletic. We know we need to be in the top four and that is our target.
"If we can do that and have a good run in both cups our season will improve."
Liverpool welcome Wigan to Anfield on Wednesday night. They currently trail fourth-placed Aston Villa by five points in the Premier League table, with the prospect of Martin O'Neill's men extending that lead against Sunderland on Tuesday night.
Benayoun knows that a win is a must if Rafa Benitez's men are serious about a top-four finish this season.
"After you lose you want to play the next game as soon as possible," he added.
"We are lucky we have the game on Wednesday and we will try to play good football and win the game for our supporters. We owe them a lot because we haven't played well this season.
"There's never an easy game. We have already seen this season that anyone can beat anyone. The top four teams from last season have lost a lot of points. We know it will be difficult against Wigan at home, but we need all three points. Anything less would be a disappointment."
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