After an appalling performance at Anfield led to a 0-3 loss for the Reds, Jamie Carragher has suggested that Liverpool should rest important first-team players for their travel to face Atalanta in the second leg of their Europa League quarterfinal.
“Awful result & performance from Liverpool, the only consolation about getting beat so heavily is Jurgen should play a full second string in the second leg & go all in for the league!” the former Liverpool defender said on X.
Liverpool’s fascination with the Premier League is natural, but it shouldn’t be a diversion from the team’s uphill battle in the Europa League. Even with their significant progress under Jurgen Klopp, they have only added one English championship to the then-record-breaking eighteen they won under Kenny Dalglish in 1990.
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They will be driven to equalize with Manchester United, who currently hold the record for the most domestic victories in English football with 20 top-flight victories.
We say this with the greatest of respect, but you can’t overlook that the Premier League trophy was the one bit of silverware that eluded one-club man Carragher at club level, either.
Liverpool’s widespread injury problems are well-documented, and there was a palpable legginess to their performance on Thursday evening. Fatigue clogs not just the muscles, but the mind as well; this was a side that looked like it needed a nice long sleep in a hyperbaric chamber.
But if they have aspirations of becoming undeniably great again, this is the kind of challenge they need to prove they came face up to.
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