Jamie Carragher Questions Liverpool Tactics

The Reds lost against Southampton on Monday night.

Liverpool have fallen into a low period, failing to win in three
games. It’s safe to say that no Reds fan is happy, and that goes
double for former players like Jamie Carragher, who have to watch
from the stands as the title holders falter.

After Monday night’s loss against Southampton, Carragher went on Sky Sports and took
issue with the team’s performances and their tactics. In
particular, he has not been impressed by their decision to try
their luck with short corners in the dying moments of the last two
matches.

“The way Liverpool played in the first 15 minutes of the second
half was fantastic, they penned Southampton in and they couldn’t
get out,” he said.

“You’d expect that in the last seven or eight minutes, for
Southampton to be hanging on. What summed it up was Liverpool’s
corner – can you believe what Liverpool did there?

“They did the same against West Brom. The injury time has gone,
you’ve got one last corner, it has to go in the box. You’ve
basically got to score in 10 seconds. They played it short, it’s
unbelievable.

“This Liverpool team has been amazing, and it still is amazing,
but it’s going through one of the first rough patches it’s been
through in the last few seasons, but the big worry is where are the
goals, and where is the creation? It looks non-existent at the
moment, certainly away from home.”

Part of the blame for the flaccid defense could be down to
exhaustion and injuries, but with the schedule not letting up any
time soon, the team will have to find some way to grind out
results.