The team’s lack of focus in the middle of the field, according to Liverpool icon Jamie Carragher, is the primary cause of their sluggish start to the season.
In response to Liverpool’s humiliating 4-1 loss to Napoli on Wednesday night in the UEFA Champions League, Carragher made this statement.
As Napoli destroyed the Premier League heavyweights at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium, Liverpool’s Champions League run got off to a horrible start.
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Franck Zambo Anguissa, Giovanni Simeone, Piotr Zielinski, and two other scorers each scored once to give Luciano Spalletti’s team the crucial victory over Jurgen Klopp’s team.
“We mentioned that before the game, this is a concern – the high line and that they aren’t actually getting pressure on the ball,” Carragher said in a statement to CBS Sports. My concern right now is that Liverpool plays a high-risk style of football, but they aren’t pushing the ball to stop it, and this is giving them issues.
“Being compact and grouped together is more important than the height of the line. But when someone has some spare time. We complain that Liverpool’s midfield is too simple to get through all the time. You could play that high line and be incredibly compact since that didn’t happen previously. However, if it doesn’t happen, you must adjust.
It’s embarrassing, I swear, he continued. It is kids’ stuff, as I already stated, and this is the current major issue. Their opponents are unable to get their heads up to convert because they are so intense on the ball, which is the foundation of their success. Since your squad is usually compact and close together, there is always a risk, yet you have enthusiasm for the game. The energy is not present right now.
The Premier League matchup between Liverpool and Wolves occurs this weekend.