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Liverpool midfielder Philippe Coutinho reckons the time has come for the team to be more ruthless in big games ahead of Wednesdays Europa League final. The Reds play current holders Sevilla at St. Jakob-Park in Basel, with the Spanish side looking to win the trophy for the third year in succession and the fourth time in 10 years.Coutinho has experienced more than his fair share of disappointment in just over three years at Anfield, ranging from Liverpools close challenge for the Premier League in 2014, the League Cup final penalty shoot-out defeat in February, and semi-final exits from both domestic cups in 2015. But less than three months after that Wembley heartbreak against Manchester City, in which Coutinho scored a late equaliser to take the game into extra-time, the Reds have another shot at silverware. Sevilla celebrate their 2015 Europa League win over Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk in Warsaw Liverpools joint top scorer this season believes it is now time to take the final step and secure a first trophy in four years and a first in Europe since the dramatic Champions League victory in Istanbul in 2005.Coutinho said: The expression we use in Brazil is We hit the post on quite a few occasions recently so it will be really important for us to finally achieve something and win something with Liverpool. Jurgen Klopp insists Liverpool dont need luck to beat Sevilla in the Europa League final That will be special for everyone across the club and the whole of the squad.Victory in Switzerland on Wednesday would also secure a route back into the Champions League, the only chance of European football next season for Jurgen Klopps team after finishing eighth in the league. Liverpools past UEFA Cup wins A look back at Reds previous triumphs The Reds have featured in Europes elite club competition just once in the last six seasons and while a return is significant to the clubs status Coutinho claims it is a side issue to the main aim.Personally for me winning the trophy is the most important fact, he added. Philippe Coutinho of Liverpool (10) celebrates his League Cup final goal with Jordan Henderson The positive consequence of winning the trophy is getting a Champions League spot but the squad are focused on the trophy.As I said before we hit the post on a few occasions so it is really important we win the Europa League.Jurgen Klopp is experienced in European competitions. He is a great manager and has made a few changes since he came in, the biggest one being to change the mentality and making the players believe they can actually achieve something. Watch Liverpool train at St Jakob Park for their Europa League final with Sevilla Then step by step towards the end of the season Liverpool have improved performances and now are close to winning something.It has been just six months and it is the second final we are playing in so it is a great opportunity. The changes he has implemented have had a big part in that. Also See: Klopp: I feel no pressure Souness: Reds will win in style Medals the focus for Milner Klopp: Origi in contention Timofey Mozgov Jersey . -- Tony Stewart is 20 pounds lighter and has a titanium rod in his surgically repaired right leg. Grant Hill Jersey .com) - The red-hot Los Angeles Kings will try to extend their winning streak to a season-high seven games when they visit the Edmonton Oilers for Sundays clash at Rexall Place. http://www.magicauthentic.com/kids-evan-fournier-magic-jersey/ .J. Jefferson has been charged with assaulting his girlfriend. Tracy Mcgrady Magic Jersey . 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And Ill find a way to be a part of them.Designated hitter Carlos Santana shares Millers optimism and determination. He gave the Indians a scare when he suffered a cramp in his right calf in the fourth inning. But Santana stayed in the game, and he expects to be good to go Wednesday thanks to the magic of hydration and an ample supply of bananas. Second baseman Jason Kipnis -- the third Indian with potential availability issues -- was not at his locker stall after Game 1 while presumably undergoing treatment on his injured ankle. Unless he reports to the park on crutches, its safe to assume how he feels about playing.These are the 2016 Indians. They always show up, and they take an almost whimsical sense of pleasure in overcoming setbacks and proving people wrong. Now theyve ridden the same thematic elements to eight of the 11 October victories theyll need to bring Cleveland its first World Series championship since 1948.Theyll try to continue their run of October dominance in Game 2 against the Cubs, while relying on the same formula that has allowed them to spring traps against favored teams for the better part of a month.The atmosphere at Progressive Field was electric for the first Series game in the city since 1997, and it was everything that Indians fans hoped it would be. Corey Kluber dazzled the Cubs for six innings and combined with Miller and closer Cody Allen to strike out 15 Cubs -- tied for the second-highest nine-inning total in a World Series game.In nine postseason games against Boston, Toronto and the Cubs, Clevelands pitchers have crossed the threshold from impressive to remarkable. Theyve logged an aggregate 1.58 staff ERA (14 earned runs in 80 innings pitched), with 21 walks and 96 strikeouts against three of the deepest and most potent lineups in the majors this season.Almost without fail, the Indians seem to find a new offensive protagonist every day.Outfielder Brandon Guyer, an early August non-waiver-deadline pickup from Tampa Bay, led the majors with 31 hit-by-pitches during the regular season. So naturally, he took an 89 mph cutter from Jon Lester off the leg with the bases loaded to give Cleveland a 2-0 lead in the first inning.Clevelands young and energetic left side of the infield got into the act in a big way. Third baseman Jose Ramirez and shortstop Francisco Lindor became the third pair of teammates under age 25 to collect at least three hits in the same World Series game. They joined Goose Goslin and Ossie Bluege of the 1924 Washington Senators and Dustin Pedroia and Jacoby Ellsbury of the 2007 Boston Red Sox as the third duo to achieve the feat.Catcher Robert Perez, he of the .183 regular-season batting average, had the biggest night of all with two home runs and four RBIs. Perez joined Manny Ramirez and Jim Thome as the third Indians player to produce a multihomer game in the postseason. He also entered an elite fraternity with Yogi Berra, Gene Tenace, Johnny Bench and Gary Carter as the fifth catcher to record a multihomer game in the World Series.Their 8-1 postseason record notwithstanding, the Indians have grown accustomed to the national perception that theyre the final sspeed bump in the Cubs inevitable drive to a title.dddddddddddd. That sentiment was expressed loud and clear Tuesday when Boston Globe columnist Dan Shaughnessy posed a question during Cleveland manager Terry Franconas pregame news conference. The two men have a longstanding relationship and collaborated on the managers 2013 book, Francona: The Red Sox Years, so they have a tendency to cut through the niceties and get right to the point.Are you aware and in your room do your guys care that this event around the country is all about the Cubs? Shaughnessy asked. Do you feel like saying, Were here, too?Replied Francona: Youve already been banned in Boston. Now youre banned in Cleveland.Inspired by their managers relentless honesty and good humor, the Indians have adopted a straightforward mindset that allows them to shrug off each bad thing that happens and see it as an omen for something good right around the corner.It was evident in the fourth inning Tuesday, when Santana hobbled into second base on a single by Ramirez. He spent several minutes being tended to by the Indians athletic trainer, and it looked for all the world like another case of the baseball gods piling on a team that has endured a series of devastating injuries this season.Yet absolutely no one in the Cleveland dugout or bullpen was thinking bad thoughts.Honestly, we were out in the bullpen thinking, Coco [Crisp] is going to come in and hit a double in the seventh inning with three men on, Allen said. Next man up. Thats how its worked.The Indians are arent afraid to express sentiments that might be left unspoken in other clubhouses. In the National League Championship Series, the Los Angeles Dodgers dropped hints that they would try to take advantage of Lesters well-publicized issues throwing to bases. But all the Dodgers posturing and dancing on the basepaths never amounted to much.Not so for the Indians. In the first inning, Lindor singled with two outs and immediately stole second base. He attempted another steal in the third inning only to be thrown out by Cubs catcher David Ross.Not only does it bring excitement, but it also brings a little bit of a distraction for the pitchers, Indians center fielder Rajai Davis?said. Lindor was able to capitalize on that today with that stolen base early. I think he got into the head of Lester a little bit, and he lost his command for a few batters and we were able to take advantage of that.The Indians will face another challenge in Game 2 when Trevor Bauer takes the mound nine days after exiting early with a blood-soaked right pinkie finger in Toronto. Miller, who looked rusty after an extended layoff, will have to pitch through some fatigue. Sometime during this series, a starter other than Kluber will have to make his mark, and Dan Otero and Bryan Shaw will have to join Miller and Allen in recording some big outs.But the Indians are now conditioned to expect positive results. After injuries to Michael Brantley, Carlos Carrasco and Danny Salazar and all the other obstacles theyve encountered this season, they have every intention of seeing this thing through to the finish.Weve had so much crap happen to us this season, every guy in here shows up the ballpark with the attitude, Try and figure out a way, Allen said. You just try and find a way, and if you dont, so be it and you move on to the next day and try to find a way to do it that day.Thats the motto weve had, and its worked. That mantra doesnt just involve a few individuals. It involves everyone. ' ' '