Carragher: ‘Liverpool can afford to drop points’

(GSM) – Jamie Carragher has tried to relieve the pressure on his team. The Liverpool defender says they can afford to drop points now they are only chasing a Champions League place and not the title.

“Last year we were going for the title and our rivals were winning every week,” Carragher told the BBC.

“With the little league we’re in at the moment, it’s not like last year where we had to win every game. There will be a lot of points dropped.”

Liverpool is on the right track after a weak period, according to Carragher. “We realised we had to come together and show everyone what we’re about.

“It’s important to show when you don’t play well we’re still fighting for the club to get the right result.

“You never know what’s going to happen and how the other teams are going to react.”

By defeating Tottenham Hotspur, Rafael Benitez’ squad moved into the sixth position in the rankings. Carragher wants to enjoy this success for now and refuses to look forward too much.

“I’m just going to enjoy that we’ve had a good result. Hopefully that will give everybody a bit of confidence and we can move on.”