Liverpool hero Carragher baffled by Klopp tactics for West Ham defeat: I don't know what you gain | OneFootball

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·8 November 2021

Liverpool hero Carragher baffled by Klopp tactics for West Ham defeat: I don't know what you gain

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Liverpool hero Jamie Carragher questioned manager Jurgen Klopp's tactics for defeat at West Ham.

Carragher has questioned Liverpool's decision to keep playing a high defensive line after being caught out during Sunday's 3-2 defeat.


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As well as targeting the Reds from set-pieces, the Hammers also hit Klopp's side on the break throughout the match and scored their second goal of the afternoon on the counter-attack.

"That is something Liverpool have done for a while and, me being in that position, I can't quite get my head around it. But then you look at the defensive record and it's fantastic," the former Reds defender told Sky Sports.

"I just think when you're in those positions, I don't know what you gain by holding the high line.

"Yes, Matip has gone towards the ball but van Dijk holds a line. There's only two things that can happen there: either catch them offside or they run through at goal," continued Carragher.

"For me, that's not a fair fight in some ways. I'm thinking I'd rather run back. What do we gain out of an offside? Nothing.

"We just get the ball 60 yards from goal or them running through at our goalkeeper.

"Liverpool do it an awful lot and the opposition will run through at the goalkeeper at least once a game."

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