Liverpool legend Jamie Carrager has branded Anfield’s current situation as “disturbance” as calling for the club to drop Florian Wharts on the bench. The Reds endured a 1-0 defeat against Galatasaray on Tuesday night, and Victor Osimhen’s first half spot kick proved decisive. The defeat represents the second consecutive loss of boss Arne Slot, coming behind a 2-1 reverse to Crystal Palace on Saturday.
While the campaign has largely proven fruitful, recent displays have had naked weaknesses, raising doubts about Liverpool’s ability to maintain the Premier League crown. After arriving at Liverpool on a £116 million move, Wirtz was expected to replicate the outstanding display from Bundesliga. However, after eight outings in the Premier and Champions League, the 22-year-old failed to make a meaningful contribution.
Carragher, who claimed the glory of Liverpool and the Champions League in 2005, believes it could be a moment when Wirtz occupying place among alternatives that will help sides as they rediscover the rhythm.
“I’m not looking at the top team,” he told CBS Sports. “Liverpool doesn’t play football, they play basketball, and I told the slots this in the first game of the season against Bournemouth.
“They obviously have great managers. Liverpool were the first team last season, but they sprinkled a bit of stardust in terms of the transfers they brought in.
“I think now that I know that for the manager he really needs to make his money. He won the Premier League last season, but there are few issues he has to fix.
“It would be really interesting how he does about it because he spent a lot of money on certain players. The balance of the team is not right now. The obvious is Florian Whartz, not race. He’s a boy, he’s coming to a new league and has a lot of time.
“But now he needs to come out of the team. Liverpool is returning to the presence they had last season and trying to build confidence and stability. It looks like a mess right now.”
This follows a terrible review during his Sky Sports Punditry. The previous centre-back emphasized that Alexis Mac Alistair’s difficulties have not helped Wirtz adapt, and called on Liverpool to do more to promote his adjustments.
Karager said Monday: “I think we should analyze someone who spent that money. He ran two seasons of famous star, Bundesliga player of the year, winning the Bundesliga, a veteran international with Germany.
“I think it’s safe to say that he’s not been great for Liverpool before, but I don’t think Liverpool has been great for him ever.
“Liverpool has to do more for him as he doesn’t get the ball as often as he used to. He felt it was tough. Newcastle would always be a baptism of fire in that left half position, but you can understand that you’re against that midfield.
“This is happening quite a bit where he’s taking off his shot and people are getting a little faster on top of him. I know that the standards for the Premier League are better than the Bundesliga, perhaps faster.
“In this situation, it’s faster and people are on him. He’s a young boy and is trying to meet the league’s demands. There’s no doubt about that.”
