JAMIE CARRAGHER {TO LIVERFOOLS FANS~CARRAGHER SAYS YOU NEED TO STFU!!} Jamie Carragher says supporters cant complain about Jose Mourinhos tactics - because Liverpool have done the same thing for years. Reds boss Brendan Rodgers said Chelsea had 2 buses parked in front of their goal as they secured a 2-0 victory at Anfield on Sunday,a result that severely dented the home sides hopes of ending their 24-year wait for a league title. Liverpool had 67% of the possession,but were regularly frustrated by their opponents&Carragher says the manager needs to focus on finding ways to combat such an approach. And he says his former club can have no complaints because they have enjoyed plenty of success in the past by adopting exactly the same strategies. Ive done it playing for Liverpool, he told Monday Night Football. I remember going to Barcelona in 2001 in the UEFA Cup&we got a 0-0. We did exactly the same as what Chelsea did,we went there for our clean sheet. Johan Cruyff said after the game we were a disgrace to football. Lets not forget that in the 70s&80s when Liverpool went away theyd go there&do a job to try&get a 0-0. At times theyd play it back to Ray Clemence&slow the game down. I remember with Rafa Benitez playing vs Chelsea,we played them at their own game. We slowed the game down,played direct football,never got caught on the counter-attack&never risked playing a ball into Stevie (Gerrard) or Xabi Alonso,as they had Duff,Robben&Drogba for the counter-attack. There was frustration after the game. We heard Liverpool fans afterwards on radio phone-ins&whatever,but youve got to not be complaining so much about Chelsea&think you may come up against this again - how are we going to go about it&try to get the result?. You cant complain&say we dont play like that. Weve done it before&been successful at it. You cant complain. Lots of teams have done it,weve done it,so get on with it&try to find a way to fix it. Mourinho was critical of West Ham earlier in the season when they held his side to a 0-0 draw,accusing them of playing 19th-Century football. But Carragher says the Chelsea boss is not afraid to use any tactics to win a game - &is surprised more teams havent done the same things at Anfield this season.
Posted on: Tue, 29 Apr 2014 08:04:03 +0000
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