Liverpool’s charge for the title suffered a huge blow on Sunday afternoon after the Reds threw away a 3-1 lead to lose 4-3 to Bournemouth, in a result that allowed Arsenal to move ahead of them in the Premier League table.
Jurgen Klopp’s side looked to be in control throughout the game before the second-half collapse and Jamie Carragher has picked up on something he doesn’t like about Reds captain Jordan Henderson.
“Look at what happens at the kick-off. The referee blows his whistle – so just relax. You don’t have to take it then, you can slow it down. Pass it back to the centre-back and knock it long, that’s what they should have done. Some of the players aren’t back in position but Divock Origi passes it quickly and allows Bournemouth to press.”
“It goes straight to Jordan Henderson, he passes to James Milner who is getting pressed and panic sets in. He passes it straight out and the crowd are straight up again. Thirty seconds later, Lovren runs out of defence, doesn’t make a defence and fouls. Panic has set in – and Joel Matip was a huge miss.”
“Panic has set in and instead of Jordan Henderson keeping his position, like he would do at 0-0, he rushes into the back four. Steven Gerrard used to sometimes do it and I hated it when he did it.”
There’s a host of traits Henderson could have picked up from partnering Gerrard in the Liverpool midfield but this is certainly not one of them, as it invited pressure from Bournemouth, boosting the Cherries’ momentum and eventually resulting in a poor defeat.
Liverpool will need to do better this weekend against West Ham, as they look to build a run of form to finish 2016 with upcoming fixtures against Middlesbrough, Everton, Stoke and Manchester City.
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