After a draw at Middlesbrough 18 months ago, MUTV was inundated with callers venting their spleen at Ryan Giggs. His crime was missing a sitter which could have snatched a late victory. His punishment was demands to be pensioned off. Giggs may have helped United lift 24 trophies in 17 years, and his form may temporarily have deserted him, but some fans lost patience and wanted him binned. Fast forward a month, to May 2008, and Giggs scores the goal that wins the title. His tenth. Fast forward again, to last weekend, and he creates the goal that wins United's greatest derby. I don't mention this to embarrass the buffoons who called for Giggs' head but to warn the Liverpool ones who are turning on Jamie Carragher in similar style. He hasn't had a great start to the season, but he's only one part of a kamikaze back-line where full-backs are caught out of position, other centre-backs look zombified, Xavi Alonso's shield has gone, and the team as a whole has forgotten how to defend set pieces. For some fans to pin all of the blame on Carragher and use it as evidence that he's past it, is laughable. Where's your loyalty to a man who's bled for your side for 13 years? Where's your brain? Carragher is 31, may not be as quick as he was, but his fitness, commitment, organisational and leadership skills are as strong as ever. One-team legends like Giggs and Carragher have earned the benefit of the doubt when form deserts them. Instead of fans spouting snide words on phone-ins and forums, they should have a word with themselves.
Mr Reade always makes sense, it's laughable the amount of rubbish about Carra I've read the past few weeks on forums and it's mostly from the "sky sports generation" fans that criticise the great man.
if im not mistaken , we always leak goals at the start of every season till we get fit and confident etc
excellent read.Id say if any one would how would not be happy with carra's preformance it would be carra.He is deciated to this club and its his life and he knows he hasnt been at his best.But the man is liverpool true and true...So in Carra i Trust.