He said: "I am just focused on lifting the Carling Cup now and getting into the top four. It would mean so much to me lifting a trophy in my first full season as captain.
"It had been a bad week, our confidence was down, and some of the criticism we got was justified. We are a big club, we get paid very well and three defeats in a week isn't good enough for Liverpool Football Club.
"But we sat down and had a chat after the Southampton game with the staff. We changed a few things around against Watford and looked a bit more solid. It has helped our confidence and we have a final to look forward to now. We just have to build on this now."