"The League Cup was a springboard for success in 2001 and gave the supporters a great day in 2003. Hopefully we can repeat that again.
"For Rafa to reach a major final in his first season is a great achievement, and no-one at Liverpool would belittle that.
"At the same time, while there was a lot of guff written following our FA Cup exit, even though we're all absolutely delighted to be going to Cardiff, we will not be deflected from our primary objective which is success in the Premiership and Champions League.
"It's not just the fact we've reached a major final which has made Rafa's start so impressive," said Parry..
"It's the whole package and all the work he's done since he arrived. It's possible some of the results he achieved early raised expectations a bit too early.
"During the summer, everyone was talking about this being a season of transition and stressed how the new manager needed time.
"It seems to me this all went out of the window last week and suddenly we are in a 'crisis' again. The common sense had gone."