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Gary Neville launches into astonishing rant during Wolves vs Liverpool as he says 'I can't watch this'

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Updated 19:50 28 Sep 2024 GMT+1Published 19:32 28 Sep 2024 GMT+1

Gary Neville launches into astonishing rant during Wolves vs Liverpool as he says 'I can't watch this'

Neville simply couldn't take it anymore during Wolves vs Liverpool.

Ryan Smart

Ryan Smart

Gary Neville went on an incredible rant in the closing stages of Liverpool's 2-1 win over Wolves - to the point where he admitted he couldn't watch the game anymore.

In a game that saw few chances from either side in the first half, Ibrahima Konate gave Liverpool the lead shortly before half-time with a header.

An error from Konate led to Wolves' equaliser through Rayan Ait Nouri, before Mohamed Salah restored Liverpool's lead from the penalty spot after Nelson Semedo brought down Diogo Jota.

As the clock ticked down, Wolves fans became increasingly restless with the side's risk-free style of play, with players regularly threatening to start attacks before then passing it back to goalkeeper Sam Johnstone.

And even Neville, who was on commentary for Sky Sports, declared that he'd had enough.

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He fumed: "This passing it back to the goalkeeper, it drives me crazy. Absolutely crazy.

"Honestly, this is exactly what I've been talking about. You need a goal. Do they know?

"It's so frustrating. I can't watch this. You can't kid football fans - they know exactly what's going on here.

"You've got to have another idea to try and do something different. I'm not talking about wellying it long or long balls.

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"We always blame it on Pep Guardiola [teams playing similarly to Manchester City], but his players can do it.

"We're now watching teams at the lower end of the table playing six passes between the centre-back and the goalkeeper, needing a goal with four minutes to go, and I can't accept that.

"It's not just a criticism of Wolves, there's plenty of teams doing it. This has got to stop.

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"We've got the cameras on Gary O'Neil but the players themselves must realise they've got to put some urgency into the game.

"The job really is to get the ball with quality into your striker's feet as quickly as possible. That is the aim of football, and from that you can go and play.

"A lot of teams have forgotten that is the essence of football. Get the ball into the feet of the most talented player as far up the pitch as you can, with accuracy.

"That's not what we've seen here or many of the games this season."

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When Neville was told that Wolves substitute Hwang Hee-chan had one touch of the ball in the final third in 21 minutes, he replied: "Twenty-one minutes and he's had one touch. A replacement centre forward.

"He's had one touch. The centre-backs in that time have had about 400. The keeper's probably had about 30."

Wolves players acknowledge the fans after their 2-1 defeat to Liverpool -
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Although Wolves did push forward into the Liverpool penalty area on several occasions during stoppage time, they could not find an equaliser.

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O'Neil's side have lost five of their six Premier League games this season and sit in the relegation zone.

In the closing minute of the game, Neville continued: "Nobody's forward. There's five or six of them still staying back.

"We've got to be careful that we don't make footballers robots, where they just stay in their position.

"They've got to have that freedom, that purpose in their minds to think, 'I'm going to go and take a risk'.

"Throw the kitchen sink at the game. You might as well lose 3-1 at this stage."

Featured Image Credit: Sky Sports / Getty

Topics: Liverpool, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Football, Gary Neville, Premier League

Ryan Smart
Ryan Smart

Live in constant hope of the top flight as a Preston North End fan. Written in the past for SPORF, GiveMeSport and more.

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