Jamie Carragher singles out three Liverpool players for criticism after 'poor' start to the season
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Jamie Carragher has slammed the early-season performances of Ibrahima Konate and Milos Kerkez that have underpinned Liverpool’s shaky defensive displays in the first three matches of the new campaign, with Mohamed Salah also in the firing line.
The Reds have conceded two goals in each of the games against Crystal Palace, Bournemouth and Newcastle United, the last of which came when facing 10 men.
James’ Park, and has looked lethargic in the first weeks of the new season.
The Frenchman’s passing has also been subpar and, in his post-match assessment on Monday, Carragher was highly critical of Konate.
“There are people for Liverpool who have made a really poor start to the season,” claimed the ex-Liverpool defender.
“Mo Salah is one of them, even though he has got a goal and an assist.
He was really poor in the first half as well
He is not at the races at all.
“I absolutely shudder to think where Liverpool would be without Virgil van Dijk who has been absolutely outstanding.
“At one stage I remember Anthony Gordon winning a header against Konate in the first half and thinking ‘that can’t happen’.”
As for Kerkez, he also lost an aerial duel against Bruno Guimaraes, which resulted in Newcastle’s first goal at St James’ Park.
The Hungarian struggled against his former side Bournemouth last week and was also singled out by Carragher.
“Kerkez has made a really poor start to his Liverpool career, the 47-year-old claimed
“He found it really difficult against Bournemouth in the first game; he was a little bit nervous.
“He was up against [Anthony] Elanga today - not easy - but this isn’t enough,” he said, reviewing footage of Guimaraes’ header