Jamie Carragher bites back at reporter, as he states Trent Alexander-Arnold is NOT good sufficient to have in Liverpool’s workforce when they have to defend… and doubles down on contacting for a new correct back again signing
Jamie Carragher has doubled down on his criticisms of Trent Alexander-Arnold following a heated back again-and-forth trade with a reporter on social media.
The Liverpool legend claimed after the Reds’ 1- defeat to True Madrid that the England intercontinental ‘needs critical competition’ at ideal-again in get to get again to his very best.
Carragher went comprehensive blast on the Liverpool complete-back again in the course of his punditry obligation for CBS Sporting activities and insisted that Alexander-Arnold’s performances experienced turn out to be ‘worrying’.
His remarks have been achieved with backlash as fans outlined the many accolades that the 24-12 months-aged has gained in his Liverpool career – but Carragher immediately fired again and doubled down on his claims.
David Lynch, a reporter for Football Insider, responded to Carragher’s feedback, and stated: ‘Clearly, Alexander-Arnold isn’t obtaining his finest time (which Liverpool participant is?) but we’re chatting about a player who has performed in a few Champions League finals and gained every club honour accessible by the age of 24 here. Bizarre that he is these kinds of a lightning rod for criticism.’
Jamie Carragher doubled down on his criticisms of Trent Alexander-Arnold on Wednesday
The former Liverpool defender claimed the correct-back desires ‘serious competition’ at the club
Carragher then immediately replied in a sequence of tweets. He stated: ‘It’s bizarre you observe this clip & nonetheless really don’t recognize the evaluation.
‘If Liverpool are attacking much more he’s the greatest to have in that part, if they protect much more he’s not. It is dependent on the top quality of the workforce if his toughness or weakness is shown up far more.
‘You point out what Trent has received, I also do that in the clip & say how very pleased I am of him & that he has won a good deal far more than me! But does that signify we can hardly ever analyse or critique anybody from this staff?!!’
A person user on social media was quick to concur with Carragher and claimed that Alexander-Arnold are not able to be a ‘right-back for a defending team’.
The former Liverpool captain swiftly replied with a ‘100’ emoji – which is generally utilized when in arrangement with a thing – and a different information.
‘You want Trent on the ball in the inside of & exterior proper positions whether or not he is a comprehensive back again or midfielder!’, he wrote.
Alexander-Arnold struggled through Liverpool’s trip to the Bernabeu, in which he was tasked with marking Brazilian winger Vinicius Junior.
His performances in defence remaining a large amount to be wanted and the total-again acquired some brutal criticisms from Carragher, who was an analyst on CBS Sporting activities.
Carragher experienced a heated again-and-forth with a reporter over his comments on the total-back again
Alexander-Arnold arrived beneath fireplace for his defensive general performance from True Madrid
‘It’s incredibly, pretty worrying,’ Carragher explained to CBS Sports activities. ‘Not just for Liverpool as a staff, but for him. And what I imply by that is, this can not continue, what is occurred this year and the volume of occasions he is been missing defensively.
‘The dilemma they have bought in that position is, they have by no means had serious competitors for Trent Alexander-Arnold. And 1 of the good reasons for that is due to the fact he is been so great. You might be then thinking “Who do you acquire?”. How significantly do you expend for someone who’s not actually going to enjoy just about every week?
‘I consider Liverpool are at the level now exactly where they have got to go purchase a suitable-back. It truly is Jurgen Klopp’s conclusion how excellent that appropriate-again is, how much he charges, but that lad requires serious opposition. He is been taking part in now at the best stage every single time, week in week out with no rest.
‘He’s received everything, he’s been superb and he’s accomplished every thing I could at any time dream of. I am so happy of him, a area lad coming through the ranks. But he desires assistance. At the finish of this year, he needs to have a lengthy think about where by he is as a ideal-back again.’
The England intercontinental has struggled for form amid Liverpool’s turbulent marketing campaign
The Reds headed into the second leg at the Bernabeu hoping to overturn a 5-2 deficit just after a disastrous outcome in the very first leg at Anfield very last thirty day period.
Nevertheless, even with a bright start, they struggled to assert their impact on the video game and True Madrid endured a relaxed evening before Karim Benzema served to secure a 1- win for Los Blancos.
The 6-2 mixture defeat was Liverpool’s heaviest at any time in European football.
In truth, the video game encapsulated significantly of the Reds’ period, with Jurgen Klopp’s side obtaining badly struggled in the course of this marketing campaign and in a struggle to qualify for following season’s Champions League.