Jamie Carragher believes William Saliba “doesn’t look the same” without centre-back partner Gabriel Magalhaes, who is out for the rest of the season with an injury.
Gabriel suffered a hamstring injury in the 2-1 win over Fulham on April 1 and has now undergone surgery.
Saliba and Gabriel have been one of the สมัครสมาชิก UFABET วันนี้ รับเครดิตฟรีทุกวัน most impressive central defending partnerships of recent years and Arsenal have suffered greatly since losing the Brazilian.
Saliba is regarded by many as one of the best defenders in the world but the Frenchman has struggled without his partner, making costly mistakes against Real Madrid and Crystal Palace as well as Sunday’s clash with Liverpool.
Speaking after the game at Anfield, Carragher said: “When you’re a centre-back, okay, this guy (Gabriel) next to me is the leader. “
When he’s not there you have to be the leader of that back four and organise the others, not just play your own game. “
For me, a great centre-back doesn’t matter how good you are or what you can do, you have to make an impact on the others. “
Think of Tony Adams and Virgil van Dijk – they’re not only great players, they make the people around them great players. “
That’s what I think Saliba is missing. Without Gabriel he just doesn’t look the same. “And that’s not something you want people to see as that.”
“I would feel embarrassed if I was a centre-back at Liverpool and people said, ‘He’s not the same player anymore without his partner.’