The lessons learned from past setbacks will spur Liverpool on in their quest for FA Cup glory, says manager Brendan Rodgers.
The Reds come up against an improved Aston Villa side later today under the Wembley arch as they fight for their final chance to crown the 2014-15 season off with silverware.
Rodgers has seen his side fall at the final few hurdles before in their Premier League title run-in last season, before losing out to Chelsea in the final four of the Capital One Cup this season.
But though the Northern Irishman is yet to taste any real glory as Liverpool manager, he believes his young side will be able to spur themselves using the memories of recent disappointments.
"I think for us it’s just ensuring we control the emotion in the game," said Rodgers.
"It’s a semi-final of the cup, we want to get to the final, but we have to play the game and concentrate on what performance wise we’re good at. If we do that then we will have a great chance.
"I’ve been pleased with how we coped in the semi-final over the two games with Chelsea. They went on and won it, but we were clearly the better team.
"We’ve just got to make that next step and if we can do that and win a trophy this year, it would give a huge boost of confidence to the team going forward."
Rodgers referred to Phil Mickelson's long wait for a first Major, as he insisted that his players have the mentality to overcome painstaking losses on the big stage.
"Yeah, because when you get so close, whether it was in the title race or the cup, it hurts," the Reds' boss added.
"And I always think if you trace back the winners in sport, if you look at everything they have won, I also look at what they have lost. You will see that they go close on a number of occasions before they go and step on.
"(Phil) Mickelson, he never won a Masters for years. Everyone said could he do it, he didn’t do it, didn’t do it. And then he won his first one and then that gave him the confidence.
"In sport, that’s how it works. I look at players who have won the Champions Leagues and you go back and trace back and see they have also lost Champions League semi-finals and finals. It’s all part of the journey of being a winner, losing but taking that forward and improving you."
Liverpool were revealed to be joint-top of the Fair Play table earlier this week, earning the accolade of the most respectable team to match officials.
But whilst Rodgers' side have often been branded not mean enough, particularly when Chelsea's tough brand of football prevailed in the semi-finals of the Capital One Cup earlier this season, but Rodgers believes that is not the case.
"All I ever ask is for the team to be respectful," he replied when asked whether his side needed to be more combative. "Some people will look at it and say it’s good, some people will say it’s too nice, that we should kick everybody, kill everybody. Then if we do that, we get people sent off.
"I always say just respect the game. The rules are like an elastic band. You can stretch them, but you must never break them for me. I will always ask teams to be like that, but we’re not soft."
Rodgers could be without English duo Daniel Sturridge (hip) and Adam Lallana (groin) for the trip to Wembley, whilst young Jordon Ibe missed out through ineligibility. Steven Gerrard and Martin Skrtel return having served their three-match suspensions.