Liverpool suffered an embarrassing defeat to 4-1 defeat to Napoli at Diego Armando Maradona Stadium on Wednesday night.
Jurgen Klopp’s side was down by 3 goals in the first half and could have even conceded more thanks to Allison’s heroics. Napoli added another goal right after the break. Liverpool pulls one back through Luis Diaz.
The Reds have won only two games this season out of possible seven matches. Liverpool is currently 7th in the Premier League with 9 points.
However, Liverpool Legend Jamie Carragher claims Liverpool’s poor start to the season is not just the Napoli game but a result of a high level of competition and intensity over the years and is worried it could be an end of a cycle.
What did Jamie Carragher say about Liverpool’s recent performance?
The Liverpool legend told CBS Sports after Liverpool’s defeat to Napoli, saying: “The problem tonight is not that game, forget this game. For me, the big worry is if this is something that is going to carry on through the season.
“Is this the end of the cycle, have Liverpool massively got the transfer ideas in the summer wrong? Because this team looks so far off it and it has been at full pelt for five or six years under Jurgen Klopp.
“I’m not going to criticize their attitude because what this team has done in Europe and the Premier League, the mentality is fantastic.
“But is this a massive drop off physically because of the way they have played the last five or six years?
“How intense they have been, can this team get it back, that’s the worry for me, what the future of this team is. It’s the performances more than the results.”
The Liverpool icon ripped into Liverpool’s defense following their horrible performance. Joe Gomez, Trent Alexander-Arnold, and Virgil van Dijk were all found wanting on the night.
Napoli exposed Liverpool’s high line, something that had been a major problem this season and was very clear against Manchester United and Crystal Palace.
“It’s embarrassing, it’s kids’ stuff. This is the big problem with Liverpool right now, they have built their success on intensity on the ball meaning the opposition can’t get their heads up.
“It means the team is always tight, sometimes at risk but you’re always getting energy on the ball. That energy isn’t there now so that back four has to adapt and it has to go back three or four yards.
“But if they keep playing that, they are going to have a big problem in terms of the Premier League and qualifying for the next round of the Champions League because that is suicide football.”
Liverpool will host Wolverhampton at Anfield on Saturday at 3:00 pm UK time. The Liverpool fans will expect a better response from their team.
Joel Matip, Diogo Jota, and Thiago Alcantara will be expected to start against Wolverhampton on Saturday. There are also calls for Jurgen Klopp to deploy Fabinho, Thiago Alcantara, and Arthur Melo in the Liverpool midfield.
