Source: Telegraph
Jamie Carragher: I'm not playing well for Liverpool
Carragher has not looked his usual assured and confident self in Liverpool's back four this season. The foundations of Rafa Benitez teams are usually built on a thrifty defence, but Liverpool have only kept two clean sheets during a stuttering campaign to date and Carragher says he knows he has to step up his game.[LNB] "We aren't playing well as a back four and I'm not playing well personally," he said. "I need to hit better form and hopefully that will come in the next few games.[LNB] Related ArticlesLiverpool's George Gillett in fresh Prince talksRafa Benitez to get £12m in transfer fundsBenítez has support of Liverpool co-ownersMichael Owen: United are biggest club in worldGerrard: Liverpool will fight for titleSport on television"Over the last five or six years we have been renowned as a team for keeping a lot of clean sheets and for keeping it tight. I think that's why we get a bit more criticism because people don't expect it of Liverpool - and rightly so.[LNB]"We take the plaudits when things are going well so you have to take the criticism when it's not going well.[LNB]"I know I need to improve myself and we also need to improve as a team." [LNB]Carragher and fellow centre-back Martin Skrtel have managed just one clean sheet together this season against Burnley at Anfield but manager Rafa Benitez says the duo were remarkably improved during in the 2-0 defeat to Chelsea.[LNB]"If you analyse the performance of the centre- backs, it was clear to see they were much better and that was the positive thing to take from the game," Benitez said.[LNB]"Skrtel is a really good player and Carra was doing better again. Maybe you could say something about the second goal, but the signs, for me, were much better.[LNB]"I was very pleased with the performances of Skrtel and Carra and they were doing the right things."[LNB][LNB][LNB]EmailPrint .at15t_email {display:none !important;}Share|tweetmeme_url = 'http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierleague/liverpool/6279432/Jamie-Carragher-Im-not-playing-well-for-Liverpool.html';tweetmeme_style = 'compact';tweetmeme_source = 'TelegraphNews';Email|Printhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierleague/liverpool/6279432/Jamie-Carragher-Im-not-playing-well-for-Liverpool.htmlTelegraphNews Liverpool
