Parramatta front rower Tim Mannah is adamant the Eels' finals bubble hasn't burst as they prepare for their must-win NRL clash against Gold Coast on Friday night.

As Parramatta began to get on a roll similar to the one which carried them through to last year's Grand Final, Mannah admits there was an element of shock to their crushing defeat to the Roosters last week.

However, the NSW Origin representative said despite the 48-12 loss, confidence is still high at the Eels.

"No it's funny, you'd think it would have been lost a bit but I think with the attitude we've got at training everyone's remaining positive which is a great thing," Mannah told AAP.

"We had a hiccup on the weekend but other than that, attitude wise everyone's been great.

"We know we're not too far off where we want to be and come Friday night we've got a big game on our hands.

"We came up against a really hot side in the Roosters and we're the kind of team that can hopefully bounce back against a good side like the Titans."

The Gold Coast have resurrected their season with two tough back-to-back wins on the road against St George Illawarra and the Warriors.

Mannah said the Eels need to be wary of the Titans' speed and forward strength up at Robina's Skilled Park, and admitted the team is looking at every match as must-win.

"Every game we're playing at the moment is a big game for us so I think we've got to treat every game as a must win game," he said.

"They're on a roll as well, up there in Gold Coast in front of their home crowd they're really good up there. But in saying that our situation at this time of the year, we're starting to play some serious footy and I think it doesn't matter who you're playing or where you're playing it's important that you turn up.

"They're a very fast team, they've got speed all across the park so it's important we just try to slow them down as much as we can and not give them too much room to move.

"Luke Bailey had a massive game a few weeks ago, shows he's still got it, and I reckon their back row is probably the best in the comp."

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