Jamie Carragher believes Liverpool’s record signing Florian Wirtz may need to be taken out of the firing line after the club’s back-to-back defeats.
Speaking on CBS’ UCL Today show following Tuesday night’s 1-0 loss to Galatasaray, the former Reds defender admitted the current team looks unbalanced.
“Right now I don’t think the balance of the team is right and the obvious one that stands out is Florian Wirtz,” Carragher said. “He’s just not at the races at all.
He’s a young boy coming into a new league, he has got plenty of time to go as a Liverpool player, but right now I think he needs to come out of the team.”
Carragher, who made over 700 appearances for Liverpool, suggested Arne Slot may need to return to the more compact, high-energy system that won them the Premier League title last season.
“Liverpool went from a workmanlike team and have sprinkled a little bit of stardust in terms of the transfers brought in. They haven’t gained anything going forward but have lost a lot defensively.
“Liverpool should go back to what they were last season and then go from there — build some confidence, build some defensive solidity,” he added.
The Reds travel to Stamford Bridge to face Chelsea on Saturday evening (October 4) looking to halt their mini-slump, with Slot now facing pressure to find a set-up that works and get Wirtz firing.
