Gini: Why Reds' performances this season have me excited
Confidence in the Liverpool camp during an encouraging start to the season has been further boosted by the effectiveness of Jürgen Klopp's tactics, Georginio Wijnaldum has revealed.
The Reds have impressed in the early stages of 2016-17, netting a remarkable 24 goals in eight games to claim six victories and create a strong base in both the Premier League and EFL Cup.
Wijnaldum, who has played a key role in Klopp's team hitting the ground running, says he and his teammates are just as pleased with the manner of their performances as they are the results.
And the Dutchman explained that the players' faith in their approach has never wavered, even in the aftermath of the only two games they have failed to win this term.
"[The dressing room spirit] is really good at the moment, especially [because] we are winning games and [with] how we are winning games - with good football and counter-pressing," he told Liverpoolfc.com.
"The things we want to do on the field, everything works, so the feeling is good.
"Even after the draw with Tottenham or the game we lost [at Burnley], I don’t want to say the feeling was good at that moment but we still had confidence and that shows that we have faith in each other.
"We were disappointed but it was not the end of the world, we had confidence after those two results."
Next up for Liverpool is a trip to the Liberty Stadium to face a Swansea City side who have just one win to their name in the Premier League thus far.
But Wijnaldum knows that Francesco Guidolin's team will be looking to use their meeting with the Reds as a springboard to improvement.
"It's always like that when you're not in a good situation and a big team comes to your [home ground], you always have the feeling that if we win it will help us [improve]," he added.
"We must be sharp because they might not have started well but they have a really good team and good players.
"Because they are low in the standings doesn't mean we are going to win easy because they're a tough team to beat."
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It has been suggested that the Reds' hopes of enjoying a successful league campaign this term have been boosted by their lack of European football.
Although Gini wasn't at the club last season, he has heard all about the fixture pile-up that at times appeared to prove detrimental to the Reds' chances of reaching the upper echelons of the Premier League last time around.
And he believes more time on the training pitch in 2016-17, as well as a decreased chance of injuries, could prove positive.
"Last season there were a lot of games and normally that's not really a problem but they had a few injuries so that makes it a problem, especially at the end of the season," he continued.
"If you play that many games with the same players, at the end of the year you're going to be tired. I think that was the biggest problem they had last season.
"When I speak with players who played last season, they all say the same – that it was a lot of games, they didn't train a lot and it was difficult because the squad was not that big and they had injuries.
"As a footballer, you want to play as many games as possible because that's what you’re training for, to play games and develop yourself as a player. But sometimes it's also good to play less games to put in a better performance on the field."