"People say we're having a terrible season, but we are now closer to third position and must think positively about the future," said the Liverpool boss.
"We could have beaten Portsmouth and it would have made a big difference, but you must always think about the whole situation.
"In the last ten games we have won seven, drawn two and lost one.
"Defensively we are stronger and we are more consistent, and some players are in better form.
"Of course, we need to do more to change the games and it's clear we need to do more in attack and show moregood movements and create better chances,but after the last fewgames we are closer to the top four than we were.
"Teams are coming to Anfield now and defending and waiting. At the start of the season, we were giving them two chances a game.
"We are not giving other teams opportunities to score, but we need to do more in attack."