Ibrahima Konaté Breaks Silence After Jamie Carragher’s Harsh Criticism Following PSV Loss
Liverpool defender Ibrahima Konaté has broken his silence after coming under fire from club legend Jamie Carragher.
Liverpool were humbled 4-1 by PSV at Anfield in the Champions League on Tuesday — another painful blow in what has become a nightmare run of form. The Reds have now suffered nine defeats in their last 12 games across all competitions.
The evening went badly from the start. Captain Virgil van Dijk conceded a penalty with an unusual handball just four minutes in, allowing Ivan Perisic to put PSV ahead. Liverpool’s midfield was also slammed for repeatedly failing to track back during the build-up to the visitors’ remaining goals.
Carragher was particularly furious with Konaté’s defending in the sequence leading to PSV’s third goal. In a TikTok video posted by CBS Sports — and later deleted — he raged:
> “I’ve had enough of them. Konaté… that’s a sackable offence for the manager to keep picking him.”
With his contract set to expire this summer and rumours linking him to Real Madrid, Konaté has now publicly responded to the criticism surrounding him and the team.
On Twitter, the French defender wrote:
> “We have to take this moment on the chest.
Criticism is part of football, and we’ll fight back every time and come through this storm.
The fans matter the most in these moments… Your support means everything.
We know we must improve, and we’ll keep fighting for you. Always.”
Carragher didn’t stop at the players. In his column for The Telegraph, he warned that manager Arne Slot has only one week to save his job after the shocking dip in form.
Liverpool now face a crucial stretch — away to West Ham and Leeds, with a home clash against Sunderland in between on December 2.
Carragher stressed:
> “Anything fewer than seven points from those three games will make an already unacceptable situation untenable. No matter the goodwill, Liverpool cannot continue with the standards seen over the last three months.”