Jamie Carragher is right about Arne Slot and Liverpool - and that's concerning
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Richard Garnett, Reach PLC sports editor and Anfield season-ticket holder, writes after Liverpool leave their Champions League hopes hanging in the balanceArne Slot marked his 100th game in charge of Liverpool on Tuesday evening with a sorry 1-0 defeat to Turkish champions Galatasaray that once again raised more questions than answers.The partisan fans of Istanbul clubs are renowned for their fanatical support, deafening noise, and ability to create an intimidating atmosphere rarely matched.It's the precise ingredients that this current version of a Liverpool team appears incapable of dealing with, and as Galatasaray proved in the redeveloped Ali Sami Yen Stadium (now known as RAMS Park), you don't have to even be particularly good to knock the Premier League champions off their stride.When the hosts did their very best to try and concede a goal in the first five minutes, casual observers could be forgiven for predicting that Slot's side was well on course for a comfortable victory. I don't think they're a great team."I still think Liverpool will go through, but this is a worry for the manager and the team.
We're talking about a team that have now got to change a deficit against Galatasaray, which I think they will. But, I don't have any hope of Liverpool going any further [in the Champions League] if it's Paris Saint-Germain in the next round, which I think it may be."The Reds started the week with hopes still high in two cup competitions that could return some silverware in what has been a wildly unpredictable season.
But Carragher's subsequent comments should give the current incumbent cause for concern, if he didn't have plenty already."I think the performances from Liverpool this season are a big worry for the manager," Carragher said. It's not all about the manager, but as we know, managers carry the can."Even if the Reds fail to win a trophy this season - as I fully expect to be the case - Slot can potentially prolong his project by securing Champions League qualification for next season via a league position that could be as low as fifth.