Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher gave his opinion on Jurgen Klopp’s first home game in the Premier League after Liverpool’s 1-1 draw against Southampon at Anfield. The Reds opened the scoring through Christian Benteke, who scored a scorching header from a James Milner cross, but Liverpool’s lead didn’t last long as Sadio Mane equalized for the visitors.
Speaking on Super Sunday, Jamie Carragher said the Reds failed to creat enough chances in the game, and were slow and predictable. He also pointed out the lack of wide players at the club.
“There is not enough being created,” said Carragher on Super Sunday. “The football has not been quick and fast, it’s been slow and predictable, they are not creating chances.”
With the game goalless at half-time, Carragher said the Reds had been “playing like a church choir” and afterwards he highlighted one of their problem areas.
“There are no wide players in the squad, there is an abundance of No 10s. I don’t know how the transfer committee thought they would fit them in,” Carragher added.
“That is Jurgen Klopp’s problem now. Maybe he will address that in January but there are four centre forwards and three or four No 10s and no wide players. There are some problems with that squad in terms of the quality and the balance.”
Liverpool have now drawn eight of their last nine games, and another former Liverpool legend Graeme Souness believes Klopp has taken up a difficult job and there is no quick fix.
“The biggest problem is this is the group he’s got,” he said. “At Liverpool he will be given the time to get it right but it’s not a quick fix.
“He’ll know their limitations, the players are too samey. They all come towards the ball. It’s a difficult job he’s got on his hands.
“Will he get the players he wants at Christmas? I very much doubt it.”
“Between now and Christmas it’s about assessing what he (Klopp) has and hasn’t got,” said Souness. “The players that have arrived in recent history are not going to get too much in resale value so the owners have to put their hands in their pockets again.”