Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson insists it is far too early to write off his side's Premier League title chances after just two matches.
Hodgson has, understandably, tried to take a more measured view of things.
"I can't get my head around why, on the second game of the season, it should be seen as such a watershed," he said ahead of Sunday's clash with West Brom.
"We lost a football game. But we showed great character, to keep going and keep playing the right football against Trabzonspor and I was really pleased we achieved victory against a team which are notoriously difficult to beat.
"It is always important to win games and it was good preparation for Sunday.
"It wouldn't have been nice going into the game with two defeats behind us so getting a victory was important for the psychological feeling coming up to a West Brom game."
Sunday's match will see the return of striker Fernando Torres, captain Steven Gerrard, forward Milan Jovanovic and probably Daniel Agger.
They were all left behind on Merseyside either because Hodgson felt they needed a rest or were injured.
But he will be delighted to call on their services for a game against the Baggies, which Liverpool are expected to win comfortably if they are to avoid more criticism about their stuttering start to the season.
"It will be nice to play at home again and hopefully get the players who weren't in Turkey back into the fray again and maybe a little bit rested," said Hodgson.
"It is good to give one or two of them a rest and psychologically it will be a boost we won the game because you don't want to be going in staring at the possibilities of three bad results on the trot.
"I've spoke to the medical staff; Steven is feeling better (after a back problem) and they are optimistic he will be okay.
"Jovanovic (rested) will be okay, but Maxi Rodriguez is still sick and Daniel Agger (concussion) is feeling a lot better too.
"It is really only Maxi who is a great doubt.
"This Europa League is in some ways harder on a squad than the Champions League because you get more teams from the far eastern part of Europe.
"Then you are playing Sunday-Thursday-Sunday, so you need a very big squad."
