Jamie Carragher
Jamie Carragher, who grew up as a Toffees fan, was analyzing Southampton’s performance after they secured their first three points of the Premier League season. Russell Martin’s side had struggled to secure a victory despite taking leads in earlier matches against Ipswich Town and Leicester City. On Sky Sports, Carragher expressed his enthusiasm for Southampton’s win on a segment dedicated to the analysis of their winning goal.
Jamie Carragher said, “I was delighted for Southampton. I wanted Ipswich to hang on, it didn’t happen for them but this was a huge moment for them (Saints) in the season. You don’t know what it will mean at the end of the year and it wasn’t a great game but I think in some ways it encapsulated what the Premier League’s about.”
Continuing on Sky Sports, Carragher analyzed the specific play and defensive errors that led to Southampton’s winning goal.
Jamie Carragher said “We know how strong Everton are set-piece-wise and we know how poor Southampton are set-piece-wise – Beto’s got to score. Mykolenko, Everton’s left-back, finds himself in right-back. He hasn’t done anything wrong, they had a set piece and they’re all out of position.”
He further explained the tactical errors.
Jamie Carragher said “There’s a knock-on effect where he’s out of position and Everton have everybody almost back behind the ball but they’ve got two left midfielders. The ball gets switched across and they forget that someone needs to fill in, so they now push out leaving a huge space here for Sugawara on that far side. He doesn’t look at the ball, he’s looking in the box but there’s no one in the box. No one is making a move yet. He knows he’s now got to play that ball in there and Ashley Young just finds himself… he’s been done. It’s great play from Southampton.”
