'We're heading the right way'
Brad Jones believes Liverpool can take pride in the way they kept a talented Chelsea side at bay for long spells on Sunday afternoon and fought back from a goal down to clinch a valuable 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge.
Powerless to prevent Chelsea's opener, Jones was otherwise in fine form as he twice denied Fernando Torres a sought-after goal against his former club and kept the Reds in the running to claim a point.
Brendan Rodgers' side are now unbeaten in six league games and Jones sees the recent run of results as a step in the right direction towards collecting three points on a weekly basis.
"We're continuing to pick up points and we're producing some good performances," he told Liverpoolfc.com. "And that's fantastic. As long as we keep getting better and keep improving then that's the way we want to head.
"I think it was a good draw for us because Stamford Bridge is a really tough place to come. Chelsea are a good team and we have to look at that and take some positives.
"Some games you'd rather we got three points but on days like Sunday, we've got to take the point and be happy. We missed a few chances towards the end, where we could have even nicked it, but as long as we continue to get the points and perform well, then we're heading in the right direction.
"Chelsea are dangerous. Their front four includes three brilliant players operating behind a quality striker, so they are always going to create.
"But I think our formation and the way that we set up tactically was very good and we left them with very few opportunities, so that's another positive.
"We're disappointed to concede from a set piece but overall we didn't give much away and it was another steady performance."
For Jones, Sunday was his seventh consecutive match deputising for the injured Pepe Reina and the Australian stopper believes he is finally finding his feet between the sticks in the first team.
"As a player, you need a few games to get into a rhythm and it's difficult sometimes to come in and play in just one game where you have to show what you can do," said Jones. "It's especially difficult when you haven't played for a while but after a nice run of games, you get into it.
"Players know what you are about and the understanding is there and it becomes easier. I don't know what will happen after Sunday but I've enjoyed the run and I'm happy with how it's gone."
Following games against Chelsea, Newcastle and Everton, Wigan's visit to Anfield on Saturday will hand the Reds a reprieve from fixtures against clubs who finished in the top seven last season.
But Jones isn't about to underestimate Roberto Martinez's men.
"No game in the Premier League is an easy game," he insisted. "Wigan play decent football and they have shown this season that they are no pushovers.
"I don't think they are the type of team that give games away. They have improved a lot as well. They have managed to keep their manager and they have a sense of continuity.
"It will be a difficult game but given the confidence in our squad, how we're playing and the spirit we have, we'll go into it in a good frame of mind."