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Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher has hit out at Manchester United counterpart Gary Neville for misquoting him. The former defender wanted to clarify that he is not against set pieces and long throws, but does not like all Premier League teams using them and wasting time.
Speaking on The Overlap, Neville said that he does not agree with Carragher's comments about the long throws. The Manchester United legend said that he was in favor of all teams using the long throws and said:
"Carra said the other night on Monday Night Football... I thought it was really interesting because to be fair I disagree with the point, but he's not here - I wish he was here... he said he hates long throws and somebody else said it yesterday. They hate long throws. I'm like I love long throws."
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Carragher has now taken to X and said that he is not against the long throws, but does not like the time taken per throw. The former Liverpool defender wants the ball to be in play for longer and wrote:
"For the 100th time I didn’t say I hate set pieces or long throws!!!! What I don’t like is every team taking long throws, & the time it’s taking out of the game. I totally get teams doing it who struggle & lack quality of getting the ball in the box, I also like seeing how teams. cope with them."
"But teams who have great technical players & have spent 100 millions on them should be getting the ball in play as quick as they can to get these players on the ball. I’m no football snob but this is taking the game backwards!"
Manchester United legend Roy Keane and Arsenal icon Ian Wright are also in favor of the long throw, calling it a technique teams use to enter the box quickly.
What did Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher say about long throws?
Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher was on Sky Sports' Monday Night Football earlier this month and said that he was not happy with the dynamic change in the Premier League. He is not happy with all teams pushing to use long throws and said:
"I used to like that dynamic of the game. I am frustrated with the fact that I feel like every team this season has taken a long throw at some stage. You see the numbers and it's off the scale."
According to OPTA stats (via ESPN), 43 of Arsenal's goals since the start of the 2023/24 season have come from set pieces. Liverpool and Nottingham Forest are joint-fifth with 26 goals, while Everton and Chelsea are right behind the Gunners with 33 and 32 goals respectively.
