Jamie Carragher cast doubt on the mentality of Liverpool's squad and explained why he thinks Arne Slot's team have become so straightforward to compete against. Jeers echoed throughout Anfield at full-time after Richarlison's 90th-minute leveller secured Tottenham's embattled caretaker boss Igor Tudor a vital point.
Liverpool entered the match at Anfield having witnessed both Chelsea and Aston Villa falter in the race to qualify for Champions League football next season. And despite the Reds scarcely bursting into life early on, they went ahead through Dominik Szoboszlai's excellent free-kick after merely 18 minutes. However, they were uninspiring to say the least in the second period and following Richarlison's well-earned equaliser for Spurs, the Reds were ultimately forced to accept a draw.
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Carragher, commenting immediately after the final whistle, not only suggested that a managerial change would fail to reverse his former club's fortunes but also siad that Liverpool's players lack the capacity to battle and make life challenging for opponents.
He said: "It was an awful performance. No disrespect to Tottenham, but they are the worst team in the Premier League now, probably for the last couple of months.
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"They are exactly who you want to play, playing at home, the incentive of your results this weekend, and to put in a performance like that. But it's been like that all season.
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"And the big question on everybody's lips is that down to the manager or the makeup of the squad? Could a new manager completely revitalise these type of players and bring that energy and sort of intensity back into this team? I'm not sure.
"I think a lot of it goes back to what happened in the summer, the profile of the players that came in, and there's just too many players who just want to play when the ball's at their feet.
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"They don't want to dig in and make it difficult. That's why it's so easy to play against this Liverpool team."
Speaking following Richarlison's equaliser, Carragher stated: "Well, it was coming. I've been saying all second-half, Liverpool have been sleepwalking into this result.
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"And it was always going to be him, he's looked the most dangerous Tottenham player. And Liverpool just don't challenge for the long ball.
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"Andy Robertson doesn't challenge for the long hopeful ball. Does the jump, gets in-between, not sure where Van Dijk's going - doesn't react quickly enough and then Liverpool are all over the place.
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"But I can't say Tottenham don't deserve it, they've had chances in the game. The majority fell to this man, but this was definitely their best one.