Due to a “awful performance,” Liverpool should use a second-string team in the second game of their Europa League quarterfinal against Atalanta. They lost 3-0 at home on Thursday night.
Jurgen Klopp’s team was shocked by the Italian team at Anfield. They were the odds-on favorites to win the game, the tie, and the tournament, but they lost badly.
Gianluca Scamacca, a former West Ham striker, scored the first two goals for Atalanta. Mario Pasalic added a third goal late in the game, giving the Merseysiders a very tough job next week in Italy.
Carragher, a club legend, thinks they should just give up, accept defeat, and focus on trying to win the Premier League title instead because it is so hard.
The former England and Liverpool defender wrote on Twitter, “Awful result and performance from Liverpool. The only good thing about getting beaten so badly is that Jurgen should play a full second string in the second leg and go all in for the league!”
Virgil van Dijk, the captain of Liverpool, wasn’t saying the same thing. He was focused on beating Crystal Palace on Sunday before going to Bergamo to get revenge.
He told TNT Sports, “If you don’t believe, there’s no point going to Italy.” “Going there down 3-0 made things very hard for us.” But to get back on track, you need to win the game on the weekend.
“Everyone needs to turn it back on.” After that, we can focus on putting out at least four goals over there.
Klopp also said, “I already know that we will be better if we do a few things better.” Can we get it back? It is possible if we play well. Can we get a 3-0 win? I don’t know. But it hurts a lot, and that’s important.
You did not do well, and that is how it is. That’s why we lost. At this point, it always feels like they’re done, but they’re not until we play.
“That doesn’t happen very often, so we need to respond right away on Sunday.” It must feel bad right now. The guys need to go home and sleep badly. Of course, we need to get ready for Crystal Palace.