'We are oozing confidence'
Liverpool's 3-2 victory over Spurs last weekend was reward for a succession of positive performances against the league's best teams, according to Mike Marsh.
The first-team coach believes those three points were long overdue after the Reds impressed but failed to secure wins against Arsenal, Manchester City and Manchester United.
"There's always a better atmosphere when you're on a winning run," Marsh told Liverpoolfc.com.
"The confidence is oozing out of the players at the moment - four wins on the bounce shows we're playing particularly well.
"We had to dig deep for the win and when you score late in games to win it always feels a little bit better.
"We got a penalty towards the end of the game and Steven tucked it away. Three points late on - you always feel a bit more buoyant.
"We've played particularly well against the teams above us. In both Manchester City games we should have come away with maximum points, which we never.
"We played well at Tottenham - I think we should have come away with something from that - and we were leading at Arsenal.
"We've done really well this season against the teams above us, but without getting the rewards we deserved."
Marsh also delivered his verdict on the U18s' progress to the semi-finals of the FA Youth Cup - where Steve Cooper's team will meet Chelsea - following their 3-0 triumph at Hull City.
"It was a fantastic team performance, from one to 11, and the lads that came on as substitutes," he added.
"To win 3-0, keep a clean sheet and score three really good goals was really impressive.
"Chelsea will be a difficult game. We've already played against them twice this season in the earlier rounds of the league in the new format.
"They're familiar opposition and we'll be well prepared for that."
The young Reds are now four matches from success in a tournament the club last won in 2007 - although Marsh explained that the coaching staff do not place winning above everything.
"We're not really looking at winning games as the be-all and end-all at the younger age groups," he added.
"We're trying to develop players that are ready to play for the first team. If we lose one or two games along the way at that age, it's no big deal.
"But the more games you win at that level and the further you progress in tournaments, the better mentality you have."