Suarez: adversity will make Liverpool stronger

The Reds have won the League Cup and will contest the FA Cup final in May after beating Everton but have slumped below their Merseyside rivals in the Premier League table.Luis Suarez has insisted that the adversity Liverpool have had to endure this season will only make them a stronger team in the long run.The Reds have slipped below Merseyside rivals Everton to eighth in the Premier League table, but won the League Cup in March and will contest the FA Cup final in May.Several new players were added to the first team in the summer and Suarez hopes their mixed season will prove valuable as a learning experience."You are bound to enjoy picking up trophies and medals, of course you are," Suarez told LFC Weekly, the club's official magazine."But you learn most about one another during a bad patch – you learn how to stick together even more."No team has success after success. All clubs, teams and players go through good runs and bad runs. That is football."The future prospects of the current Liverpool side will be defined by how they react to the more disappointing elements of the season, Suarez added.The Uruguayan also hinted that the campaign could be cast in a more positive light if the Reds were to complete a cup double by beating Chelsea in the FA Cup final."Even the very best of all time have bad periods, but it is how they react that defines them," Suarez explained."If you react in the right way and support each other, adversity can be a good thing in the long run because you become stronger."We recognise our league form has not been at the level that it should be. But it is always important to analyse the season as a whole, when the final ball has been kicked, rather than when there are games to play."Suarez was appreciative of the support offered to him by manager Kenny Dalglish and admitted that the legendary former Liverpool striker had been giving him tips on the training ground."Apart from the fact that he was the person that signed me, I appreciate the fact that I've always felt that I've had 100 per cent backing from Kenny Dalglish," Suarez said."This is very important for any footballer. He understands me as a player and as a person. He knows what I can do and that I will always give everything for the team on the field."Importantly, because he was a striker himself, if there are things I need to put right, he tries to help me by giving advice."I always take it in the right manner because I respect the fact that he played in the same position as me and is one of the greatest, if not the greatest player, in the club's history."