Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp admits his side will have to go back to basics in order to solve their current problems.
A sixth Premier League defeat of the season at Brighton has left the Reds 10 points adrift of the top four, but with an FA Cup replay at Wolves to face on Tuesday there is little time to correct the issues.
Klopp said the thing they had to be was more difficult to beat.
"To play better football than we did at Brighton should not be too difficult. We have to go back to basics and from there you can make steps. We have to be more compact," he said.
"These are football problems and you sort them with football. We have to play better, we have to defend.
"We have to do some things slightly different and some things the same."
Only last April he signed a contract extension until 2026 and in contrast to his situation at former club Borussia Dortmund, who were facing a relegation battle at this stage of his seventh season, the 55-year-old stressed only the sack would prevent him seeing that through.
"At Dortmund, it was clear when I left, I said 'something has to change here'. It is a different situation," he said.
"Either the manager's position changes or a lot of other things change. So, as far as I am concerned unless someone tells me I will not go.
"So that means maybe there is a point where we have to change other stuff. We will see that, but that is something for the future. Like summer or whatever. Not now.
"I have space and time to think about it, we have to play better football now."
Meanwhile Wolves boss Julen Lopetegui refused to discuss any incoming transfers as he remained cautious over new arrivals.
The head coach shut down any talk of signings ahead of the clash with Liverpool.
Paris St Germain head coach Christophe Galtier has confirmed attacking midfielder Pablo Sarabia is poised to move to the Premier League, with Molineux his expected destination.
Flamengo midfielder Joao Gomes is also a target, with Wolves having already signed Matheus Cunha on an initial loan from Atletico Madrid.
"We will see, it's true we have interest in some players but when they are here and our players we can talk about them, not before," said Lopetegui.
"I want to put the focus on our players. We don't want to waste energy on other things. We will talk only about our players."
No deals are imminent ahead of the third-round replay with Liverpool at Molineux.
Wolves were furious after Toti Gomes' goal was ruled out for a controversial offside in the 2-2 draw at Anfield, with the club writing to referees' chief Howard Webb to ask for an explanation.
Diego Costa could return to the squad after missing Saturday's Premier League victory over West Ham while Sasa Kalajdzic [knee], Boubacar Traore [groin] and Pedro Neto [ankle] are out.
"Liverpool are one of the best teams in the world," added Lopetegui. "The quality of his [Jurgen Klopp] players, the coach, his history.
"I'm sure they're going to come here and look to do a big match. We have to be ready to overcome them.
"The FA Cup is going to be an important aim for them - us too - we have to fight to overcome one of the best teams in the world.
"It's more or less the same [how Wolves deal with Liverpool following the original draw], maybe they can change something but we only focus on what we want to do.
"When you play every three days it's not a lot of time to prepare so you have to balance the time to be able to work with the team."
