Liverpool made a poor start to the new year at the Gtech Community Stadium with a poor 3-1 loss to Brentford.
The Merseysiders appeared to be outmatched in several departments, with the most worrying of all, according to Jamie Carragher, being the club’s work rate across the park.
“For me, from minute one of the Klopp era against Tottenham, the teams were running all over the field,” the Englishman told Sky Sports.
“When I don’t see Liverpool running and closing now and they’re still playing to this high line, it’s like it’s not a Liverpool team.
“It’s not a Jurgen Klopp team now and I want to know why.”
After back-to-back league victories to mark what many expected to be a new dawn for the club when it comes to domestic results, it’s clear that the issues that troubled the team ahead of the World Cup remain at the center. of attention.
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While we can appreciate the efforts to turn this Liverpool side into a more technical beast, as the Monday Night Football presenter suggested, it’s hard to see how we can claw our way back into the top four without first acknowledging (and, critically, tackling actively) the relative imbalance in midfield.
The reality of the matter is that a combination of fading legs, poor form (as had been the case with Fabinho prior to the return of domestic action) and a growing lack of attributes in the midfield department aimed at establishing control in the middle of the field park has made it extremely easy for us to play.
Jude Bellingham, for many, would be the answer to a series of problems facing the club.
At the moment, however, Liverpool desperately need a midfielder who can not only help Fabinho protect the back line, but also add more energy to an area of the pitch that seems to be lacking of late.
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