Liverpool boss Roy Hodgson admits that he is currently enduring "a bad moment". The Reds are currently 18th in the Barclays Premier League and critics are already starting to question whether Hodgson was the right man to replace Rafael Benitez.
The 63-year-old was the League Managers Association's manager of the year last season after guiding unfancied Fulham to the Europa League final, where they lost to Atletico Madrid in extra time.
But Hodgson said he has not lost faith in his capabilities or methods.
"I don't think you go from being as feted as I was in May to losing any ability three months later," he said.
"I know the question is going to get asked but it shouldn't really be asked by people who have been in football a long time, because we all know in football you have good and bad moments.
"At the end of May I was having a fantastic moment and here at the beginning of October I'm having bad moments.
"But I don't think I have suddenly changed or lost any ability which has served me so well in 35 years of coaching."
The international break could not have come at a worse time for Liverpool as it means they will be mired in the bottom three until at least October 17, when they make the short trip to Goodison Park for the Merseyside derby.
"There is no point in me racking my brains or tearing my hair out about the situation which exists if I cannot change it," he said.
"The players will not be here for two weeks, I will not see them and it will be a major blow for myself.
"It would have been good to have spent some time with them in the coming days to at least help them get over the bitter pill we have had to swallow (the defeat to Blackpool).
"We have to trust in the players we have here to get it right because until January we can do nothing about it," he concluded.
