Galatasaray 1-0 Liverpool: Jamie Carragher says Arne Slot's side are not playing like a top team and calls for Florian Wirtz to come out of the side

Jamie Carragher believes Liverpool are usually not enjoying like a prime group after back-to-back defeats within the Premier League and Champions League – and has referred to as on Arne Slot to “earn his cash” and “repair” the problems.

Liverpool had been overwhelmed 1-0 by Galatasaray in Istanbul on Tuesday night time, which adopted the 2-1 defeat to Crystal Palace on Saturday.

The Reds confirmed numerous the identical points from Selhurst Park within the Turkish capital – with high-profile errors on the again, defensive errors – and the state of affairs was worsened by a double damage blow to goalkeeper Alisson Becker and striker Hugo Ekitike.

“I am not watching a prime group,” Carragher advised CBS Sports activities. “Liverpool aren’t enjoying soccer for the time being, they’re enjoying basketball. It’s simply finish to finish and I do not assume prime groups play like that.

“I expressed that to the supervisor early on, he’ll know that loads higher than me. He’s clearly a unbelievable supervisor. However proper now Liverpool went from, I might name them a workmanlike group final season, and so they have sprinkled just a little little bit of stardust on it phrases of the transfers that they’ve introduced in.

“They usually have not gained something going ahead however they’ve misplaced loads defensively.

“I feel for the supervisor now, final season was such a clean trip for them, he is now received to essentially earn his cash.

“He did final season, received the Premier League, unbelievable. However there’s a couple of issues there that he has received to repair and it will be actually attention-grabbing how he goes about it. as a result of he is spent some huge cash.

“Liverpool received battered by Newcastle within the second half of that recreation. Newcastle had 10 males. That may’t occur. Crystal Palace created seven massive probabilities on the weekend. That is greater than any group has conceded within the Premier League all season. Liverpool are the champions.

“This has been coming. This isn’t a shock. And the supervisor wants to repair it.”

‘Wirtz wants to come back out the group, it is a mess’

One change Carragher want to see to assist repair Liverpool’s state of affairs is the elimination of Florian Wirtz from the beginning line-up.

Wirtz got here out of the group for the 1-0 Merseyside derby win over Everton however was reinstated for the Crystal Palace recreation. He’s but to register a aim or an help within the Premier League or Champions League for Liverpool.

“Proper now I do not assume the steadiness of the group is true and the plain one which stands out is Florian Wirtz,” Carragher stated.

“He is simply not on the races in any respect. He is a younger boy coming into a brand new league – he has received loads of time to go as a Liverpool participant however proper now I feel he wants to come back out of the group, Liverpool return to what they had been final season after which go from there and construct some confidence, construct some defensive solidity.

“As a result of proper now it’s a mess. It isn’t the losses, it isn’t the defeats. This has been coming from day one.”

What Carra advised Slot at first of the season

As per the above, Carragher talked about that he warned Slot about Liverpool’s type of play after the opening recreation of the season towards Bournemouth.

That is what the Sky Sports activities pundit stated:

“Liverpool have had this drawback. What number of gamers had been forward of the ball – perhaps eight gamers – once they had been profitable 2-1? That may’t occur. It is completely surprising at this stage.

“That isn’t proper. It isn’t. It is just one recreation on prime of the Neighborhood Protect – however I’ve watched sufficient soccer in my life. This concept that everybody bombs ahead, it is not for me. I do not prefer it.

“At no time final week within the Neighborhood Protect did I ever really feel Liverpool had been in command of the sport. You possibly can draw 2-2 with Palace, that may occur. But it surely’s how simple Crystal Palace may get at Liverpool, how simple it was tonight.

“Within the first half, Bournemouth ought to have been no less than 2-0 up at one stage.

“There’s undoubtedly an issue that Arne Slot has to unravel. Individuals say they want a centre-back – a centre-back would not repair that. He simply takes Konate’s place.

“It is concerning the make-up of the group with two attacking full-backs and a No 10 who’s extra focused on getting on the ball than defending like [Dominik] Szoboszlai was final season.

“If Liverpool proceed like that, I do not assume they’ll win the league.”

Liverpool’s points in full

The perfect capacity is availability – and Liverpool now may very well be stretched by way of numbers. Alisson limping off and lacking the Chelsea recreation is an enormous fear having been essential in Liverpool’s slender victories not simply at first of this season, but in addition of their Premier League title marketing campaign final season.
Liverpool felt Hugo Ekitike‘s absence within the loss at Crystal Palace on the weekend and him limping off is one other massive blow, particularly with Alexander Isak not 100 per cent recent and with only one aim in 5 video games.
With each accidents, Chelsea away on the weekend seems more durable – even given Enzo Maresca’s aspect’s personal issues.
Liverpool look susceptible on the again. Ibrahima Konate put in one other poor efficiency in Turkey, along with his ‘hospital’ cross to Ryan Gravenberch almost giving Galatasaray a second. He and the opposite Liverpool defenders couldn’t take care of Victor Osimhen.
Liverpool even have some points at right-back. Dominik Szoboszlai was uncovered by Galatasaray’s Baris Alper Yilmaz, who received the penalty off him. Jeremie Frimpong was criticised by Arne Slot for the late loss at Crystal Palace and was used as a winger in Turkey. Is it now time to offer Conor Bradley a go? Then once more, Slot has admitted he can’t play each recreation because of health causes.
What’s going on with Mohamed Salah? He seems a great distance from the participant he was final season, even with final time period’s excessive requirements. His minutes haven’t wanted to be managed earlier than – he final began on the bench of a Champions League recreation three years in the past. If his minutes should be managed, it isn’t an amazing signal. If he was dropped for poor performances, it’s even worse.
Florian Wirtz nonetheless goes with no aim or an help within the Premier League and the Champions League. Barring runs-off-the-ball statistics, his £100m charge is changing into laborious to justify.
Liverpool’s luck appears to have run out. It has been two video games in a row now the place the late drama has not fallen their means, even with VAR. Are they regressing to the imply?
Liverpool’s midfield – such an enormous plus for them final season – seems very totally different. Gravenberch is making pricey errors and misplaced 5 out of his six duels. Wirtz misplaced 9 out of his 13 duels. Alexis Mac Allister remains to be getting as much as full health after a hampered pre-season.
One constructive? They’re nonetheless prime of the Premier League. However how lengthy for?