Jamie Carragher ripped into the Liverpool defence after watching them lose 3-0 to Brighton and feels an absence of high quality is holding the facet again.
The Reds had already endured a poor marketing campaign by their excessive requirements earlier than arriving on the Amex Stadium. However they now discover themselves down in ninth place within the desk after a chastening expertise on the south coast. Following a goalless first half, Solly March bagged a quickfire double to place daylight between the perimeters.
And Danny Welbeck’s high quality end heaped additional distress on the travelling followers.
It signifies that the Anfield giants now face a troublesome battle to complete within the Champions League locations.
Having strung collectively 4 top-flight wins to muscle in on the highest 4, back-to-back losses see Liverpool seven factors adrift of Newcastle.
Carragher pulled no punches in his evaluation of Jurgen Klopp’s rearguard. And the previous Reds defender believes they’d be in a worse place however for one man.
“Liverpool are as dangerous defensively as anybody within the Premier League proper now,” the Sky Sports activities pundit tweeted. “Thankfully they’ve the very best keeper which suggests they aren’t additional down the desk.”
Liverpool constructed their title-winning success of 2019-2020 on a watertight defence, conceding simply 33 targets throughout that marketing campaign.
Nevertheless, they’ve already shipped 25 in 2022-2023 and it’s costing them dearly.
Henderson admits Liverpool struggles
Liverpool have already crashed out of the EFL Cup whereas they face an FA Cup third-round replay with Wolves.
They cruised by the group stage of the Champions League, successful 5 of six matches.
A final-16 tie with Spanish giants Actual Madrid awaits, with the primary leg scheduled to happen on February 21.
The north-west outfit might be underdogs in opposition to Los Blancos with the best way the season is at the moment going.
It is going to want a turnaround in fortunes and an enchancment in defence if they’re to compete with the Bernabeu giants.
And membership captain Jordan Henderson admits the most recent defeat has left the dressing room shell shocked.
“It’s not good. We’re fairly low on confidence,” he advised Premier League Productions.
“The power stage is low. All the pieces. We are able to’t really feel sorry for ourselves. We have now to maintain preventing and hopefully we will change it sooner somewhat than later.”
No hiding place for under-fire Reds
Following the Wolves cup conflict, Klopp’s prices will face one other underperforming facet as Chelsea go to Anfield.
And it isn’t too lengthy earlier than the small matter of a Merseyside derby.
Frank Lampard’s struggling Everton will arrive on Monday, February 13.
A visit to Tyneside follows to tackle Eddie Howe’s high-flying Newcastle United in a pivotal interval of the season for the membership.
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