Carra admits Reds concern
18 Feb 2008 - 08:53:11
Defender Jamie Carragher has admitted Liverpool's problems run deeper than their shock FA Cup exit at the hands of Barnsley.
The Reds were dumped out at the fifth round stage after losing 2-1 to the Championship club at Anfield on Saturday.
But rather than accept the defeat as a one-off, Carragher believes it is symptomatic of deeper lying problems at the Merseyside club.
Rafael Benitez's side are currently 19 points adrift of Premier League leaders Arsenal and face a crunch Champions League clash with Internazionale on Tuesday.
"I wouldn't call this just a bad spell," said Carragher.
"It's been a lot longer than that. We realise we are not playing well enough. It's not a matter of putting your finger on one reason.
"It's simply because we have not been good enough. We've still got the Champions League to play for and we have to fight for that fourth place, so every league game is going to be important.
"We have to make sure we are in the Champions League next season.
"At every club there are ups and downs, but we realise we are going to get a lot of criticism in the next few days and rightly so."
