Thierry Henry insists Liverpool at ‘end of an era’ and are ‘more than fragile and not good enough’
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‘It’s the end of an era’: Thierry Henry insists Liverpool are now ‘beyond fragile and not good enough’ as he criticizes the Reds for mismanaging the game and calls for a change after Madrid’s shock capitulation
Thierry Henry believes that Liverpool are coming to the end of an era and that Jurgen Klopp faces a difficult rebuild without some of his experienced stars.
The Reds were left humiliated on Tuesday night after blowing a 2-0 lead to lose 5-2 against Real Madrid at Anfield in the first leg of their Champions League clash.
After taking the lead with goals from Darwin Núñez and Mohamed Salah, the Reds capitulated after braces from Vinicius Junior and Karim Benzema on either side of a header from Eder Militao.
Legendary Arsenal striker Thierry Henry admits he has been worried about Liverpool’s defense for a while, but Jurgen Klopp’s team is now too fragile and in desperate need of a facelift.
“They conceded too many goals against Brentford, Wolves and Brighton, let alone before playing a team like Real Madrid,” Henry told CBS Sports.
I wanted to know where they were and I saw a fragile team. More than fragile, why? They were 2-0 up. That is exactly the beginning that you would like to have against Madrid or any team in Europe at Anfield and they could not even stay with that.
‘Yes, Alisson made a mistake but they didn’t rescue him. Thibaut Courtois makes a mistake: it’s a great team, they rescued him.
‘They are fragile and some things need to change. I don’t think Jurgen Klopp should go, but some players no longer have the level to play for Liverpool. It happens to the best, it happened to me. It is the end of an era.
Henry, in particular, believed there are big alarm bells for Klopp to address at his side regarding veteran Luke Modric at 37, who is allowed to slip past the Reds’ midfielders and dominate the game. game for european champions.
‘I’m not going to have a chance in Liverpool. They are not playing well, they are fitting in a lot. We all love what they’ve done recently. It is difficult, they are conceding five at home and they are being outplayed”, he added.
“When I see a guy like Luka Modric at his age receive the ball and run towards the center of the field as if they were not there and pass it to Vinicius and Vinicius pass it to Benzema and him playing with the goalkeeper, I think that’s not enough. good that the team gave us so much.
“But at the moment they are not good, so they need to reinvent themselves and keep their heads up until the end of the season.”
Liverpool’s defensive collapse drew widespread criticism with Jamie Carragher calling it a “disgrace” and insisting he could “take Virgil van Dijk’s place”.
Carragher’s former Liverpool team-mate Steve McManaman also reflected on a shock defeat for the Reds, calling it a “horror show” and that they were ripped apart.
Meanwhile, Alan Shearer also believes he has seen recent weaknesses at Liverpool, even when they were winning at Newcastle, as he called them “hopeless at the back”.
