Jamie Carragher thinks Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool may have become “too technical” and thinks Pep Lijnders may be to blame as his slow start to the season continued at Brentford.
The Reds fell 3-1 to Thomas Frank’s side in the capital in what was a mediocre performance by the FA Cup champions, a performance that drew comparisons to Arsenal’s performance towards the end of the Gunners’ career. by Arsene Wenger.
“It reminds me of Arsene Wenger’s Arsenal who never won again when they got too technical. I don’t know if he has anything to do with Pep Lijnders, who has a huge influence,” Carragher said (via @TheAnfieldTalk on Twitter).
The hosts were 2–0 up at half time and although Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain’s header halved the deficit early in the second half, a late goal from Bryan Mbeumo sealed all three points for the Bees.
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Liverpool passed too easily throughout the game and although Klopp made a triple substitution at half time and the level of performance improved slightly after the break, Brentford deserved their victory.
The basics of our game were missing and it feels like we need to get back to basics right now: our passing was poor, our pressing was virtually non-existent, and our defending was ridiculous at times.
The defeat leaves us four points behind Manchester United, which currently occupies the last place in the Champions League, and Erik ten Hag’s men now have a game pending.
It’s clear that more signings are needed this month if we are to have any hope of enjoying any sort of success this term.
See Carragher’s comments below via @TheAnfieldTalk on Twitter:
Jamie Carragher:
“Remember Arsene Wenger’s Arsenal who never won again when they got too technical. I don’t know if it has something to do with Pep Lijnders who has a great influence.”
– The Anfield Talk (@TheAnfieldTalk) January 2, 2023
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