Carragher: Liverpool's Tactical Approach Was Woefully Inadequate

Jamie Carragher criticized Arne Slot's tactics, stating that he got it "massively wrong" and that Virgil van Dijk will likely implore him not to use a back five again after Liverpool's 2-0 loss to Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League quarter-final first leg. Carragher expressed concern over the significant gap in quality between the two teams, describing the experience as watching a team from a lower division. He attributed the poor performance to Slot's decision to switch to a back five and use man-to-man marking, which left Van Dijk exposed. Carragher felt that Van Dijk, at 34 years old, was uncomfortable in the back three and had to cover a lot of ground, making it difficult for him to keep up. Slot acknowledged that Liverpool were fortunate not to have lost by a bigger margin and agreed that the tie is still alive, citing the potential impact of playing at Anfield in the second leg.