'Worst game you can ever imagine': Tim Sherwood hammers £29m Liverpool player for Southampton display
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Liverpool were overrun by Southampton during a difficult first opening 45 minutes of Carabao Cup action on Tuesday.
Arne Slot changed all 11 players for the match against the Championship side, and was rewarded with a disjointed performance at Anfield.
Alexander Isak almost scored early on, but after Alex McCarthy made a big save, Southampton grew into the game.
The Saints should really have taken the lead just before half-time, but with Adam Armstrong hitting the bar, midfielder Leo Scienza somehow put the resulting header wide of the post with the goal gaping.
It was the wake-up call Liverpool needed, with a McCarthy mistake soon punished by Federico Chiesa, who put it on a plate for Isak to get his first goal for the Reds.
Nevertheless, the goal could not paper over some really poor performances from the Liverpool squad.
And having struggled throughout the first-half, Jeremie Frimpong was singled out by former Premier League winner Tim Sherwood.
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Having struggled with an early injury during his first weeks as a Liverpool player, it has been a stop-start beginning for Frimpong with the Reds.
Slot sticking him in for Tuesday’s Carabao Cup tie was an indication that he is currently behind Conor Bradley in the right-back pecking order.
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And if Sherwood’s assessment is anything to go by, Frimpong may have to get used to playing second-fiddle.
Giving a scathing verdict for Sky Sports, the pundit claimed that the 24-year-old had put in ‘the worst game you could ever imagine.’
“Frimpong is having the worst game you can ever imagine,” he said, before taking aim at some other Liverpool players as well.
“We have barely seen Isak.
“Liverpool can’t get any control.”
While it was not a good performance by any stretch from Frimpong, Sherwood’s assertion that it was some kind of shocking display feels a little harsh.
It is clear that Frimpong must do better, and this kind of showing will not see him remove Bradley from the regular XI.
But the second-half showed a better side to the £29m man, as he improved his passing and defensive work.
There shouldn’t be any real concerns over Frimpong at this early stage, but supporters will not want to see too many more performances of this ilk.