has questioned whether or not stays the suitable man to guide Liverpool following their “terrible efficiency” in Sunday’s .
The reigning champions squandered a possibility to maneuver as much as fourth within the desk after Dominik Szobsoszlai’s first-half free-kick was cancelled out by Richarlison’s late equaliser.
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It was the , along with 5 injury-time winners conceded, as relegation-threatened Spurs prevented defeat for the primary time in six matches. Residence supporters booed at full-time,
Liverpool’s newest dropped factors imply they’re now 21 behind leaders Arsenal with eight league video games remaining and on Wednesday they host Galatasaray within the second leg of their Champions League spherical of 16 tie having misplaced .
Is Arne Slot nonetheless the suitable man for the Liverpool job? (AP)
Carragher was not pointing the blame solely at Slot’s ft, nonetheless, with the previous defender suggesting final summer time’s switch enterprise – when six new gamers arrived at a price of greater than £400m – has meant an imbalanced squad containing too many gamers possessing related skillsets and few able to doing the soiled work required late in shut video games.
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“Terrible efficiency, contemplating the opposition,” Carragher mentioned on . “That’s not attempting to be disrespectful to Tottenham, however they’ve been the worst workforce within the Premier League for the final couple of months.
“Precisely who you need to be taking part in, taking part in at residence as effectively, the motivation of the opposite outcomes this weekend – then to place in a efficiency like that. But it surely’s been like that each one season and the large query on everybody’s lips is, ‘Is that all the way down to the supervisor or the make-up of the squad?’
“May a brand new supervisor revitalise these gamers and convey that power and depth again into this workforce? I’m undecided. I feel loads of it goes again to what occurred in the summertime, the profile of the gamers coming in.
Jamie Carragher was shocked by Liverpool’s efficiency in opposition to Spurs (Getty Photographs)
“There are simply too many gamers desirous to play when the ball’s at their ft. They don’t need to dig in when the opposition have gotten the ball and make it tough. That’s why it’s really easy to play in opposition to this Liverpool workforce.”
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Roy Keane, in the meantime, described them as “dangerous champions” whereas calling on each decision-makers and gamers to “have look within the mirror” earlier than Wednesday’s probably season-defining recreation in opposition to Galatasaray.
“There’s undoubtedly one thing lacking at Liverpool, clearly. They’re method off it,” the previous Manchester United captain mentioned. “There’s undoubtedly stress within the stadium. There’s one thing amiss, whether or not or not it’s gamers, points with the supervisor, recruitment hasn’t panned out how they hoped.
“Liverpool have gotten to have look within the mirror. They’ve been dangerous champions. They’re now 21 factors behind Arsenal. What a drop-off that’s. That’s so dangerous.”