'Allowed to defend ourselves': Jamie Carragher claps back at Liverpool criticism

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Before becoming one of the most prominent pundits in the football media space, Jamie Carragher was a bang-average centre-back at Liverpool for 16 years.At least, that’s what many online would have you believe. Two of the best young coaches in Europe 🙌 Photo by Alvaro Medranda/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images Jamie Carragher defends himself in the face of ‘average’ criticismThe original post Carragher referenced in his retort was from Sunday, and a so-called Liverpool fan’s hot take.

As a pundit, he’s worse.”Another agreed, saying: “Carragher was Henderson of his time. This summer, we will be celebrating the very best to have represented the Reds' men's team since 1892, producing a comprehensive list of the top 100 🙌Cast your vote now in a huge new club poll to decide Liverpool's Greatest 🔴— Liverpool FC (@LFC) February 16, 2026 View Tweet Carragher might not have been among the very elite, but he was a reliable defender, a leader, and a winner.

He wasn’t having the slander, responding on X: “I don’t blow my own trumpet as it’s not my style or the style for people from the city of Liverpool, but we are allowed to defend ourselves!“There has only been three CB’s from LFC to make the PFA TOTY in the PL era, VVD, Sami [Hypiaa] & me!!The year was 2005/6 when the PL CB’s were Rio, Vidic, Terry, Carvalho, Campbell, King………….. If they are going to say a Champions League winner and 38-cap England international should have been the second-best centre-back on a mid-table side, it’s an argument that doesn’t really fly.