Opening a can of worms legends have differed on their Liverpool analysis over the weekend. Three defeats on the trot have seen pundits bringing out their claws in tearing assessment of the club’s fortunes.
After winning seven games in a row across competitions, Liverpool are currently going through a mini slump. Squandering a five-point lead in the league, the defending champions are currently behind Arsenal in the table.
Former players and pundits have been in chiming in on the club’s misfortunes . From club talisman Salah needing to work harder to new recruit Wirtz not receiving enough support. The opinions are coming in thick and fast.
Two more Premier League legends have revealed their take on the matter.
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Legends differ on Liverpool analysis
Paul Scholes feels Liverpool’s current run is a ‘small blip’
Having won eleven Premier League trophies, Paul Scholes certainly knows the art of winning a title. a Speaking on The Overlap the former Manchester United stalwart feels the absence of players in the backline has not favoured Liverpool.
“You try and think what’s changed from last year. I suppose 50 per cent of you back four have changed if you bring the keeper into that as well. With his injury, he’s such a massive presence, you’ve lost Trent. The left-back (Milos Kerkez) hasn’t quite got going yet, as he doesn’t look, it’s difficult to say, doesn’t look quite up to the standard of a champions winning team.”
“I think the presence of an Allison behind that back four, thinking ‘wow’. You just look at him, you look at the size of him, and maybe you’re not winning your games all the time, but you just look at him. “You’re gonna miss that. You’re definitely gonna miss that.” clearly stating the importance of Allison in goal.
Drawing parallels from his time at Old Trafford he added, “I don’t care what team is, we did it for years. We’ve missed a Peter Schmeichel, and for years we couldn’t replace and Edwin van der Sar came in and was brilliant. Konate has not been quite good, has he? So defensively you do look quite poor, I think. But I still think it’s only a little blip. I still think you’ve got the best squad in the league. I still definitely think you’ve got the best squad of players.”
Liverpool legend feels its a ‘Real Madrid summer’
Meanwhile fellow pundit and Anfield legend Jamie Carragher feels the club went on a spending spree over the summer and they have options who are not working out.
“I feel for the manager in that, because I think we always say, don’t we? Does he know his best team or stick with the team? And I get that. I think the problem you sometimes have is when the team’s not winning and playing well, but you’ve also got a lot of options, and you’re always you’re always thinking, okay, that won’t be better.”
Additionally he felt its tough keeping costly players on the bench, “It’s hard to keep sticking with something when it’s not working, when you’ve then got players who cost you 70 or 80 million pounds on the bench.”
Jamie also felt the club were trying to emulate the Galácticos of the early 2000s in terms of spending, “It felt like a Real Madrid summer, not a Liverpool summer. And there was something about it, we all love our teams buying players, spending money and big names. We’re buying Isak, buying Wirtz, doing this, doing that.”
“Because it’s being a Real Madrid summer in terms of buying big players, does Slot almost need to be like the ultimate Real Madrid manager?”, clearly not seeing the need to overdo stuff in the transfer market.
