Flood of criticism of Carragher for his criticisms of the Africa Cup: “Let him go to Miene ***!” The former player assured that the African tournament is not an important championship
Jamie Carragher’s statements about the Africa Cup have caused a real earthquake in the football scene. Everything comes after the former player and current commentator of ‘Sky Sports’ subtracted value from the African championship, cataloging him “not important tournament.”
To give a little context, after the victory of Liverpool, last Sunday, 0-2 against Manchester City, in the British chain the debate about the possibility of Mohamed Salah won the Golden Ball this year. It was there when former Liverpool defender suggested that Salah would have to win the Champions League to win the Golden Ball, because the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) is not recognized by voters as an important tournament.
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“I think the problem is that it is with Egypt and probably does not play in the great tournament as such, or has no great chance of winning. I think it is the Champions League or the Great Tournament. It is usually the player who stands out in this area,” he added.
Statements that set fire to their debate companions Micah Richards and Daniel Sturridge. Richards refuted Carragher and assured that the Africa Cup is an important tournament: “Many people at home are not taking you seriously.” On the other hand, the former Liverpool exdestrown put at the same level as the rest of the continent competitions: “It is a fact. If the Eurocup or the Copa América wants, it is considered a great tournament, so the CAN is at the same level.”
Player reactions
But the debate did not stay in that gathering, but many players and former players have pronounced publicly and have loaded against Jamie Carragher. An example of this is the case of the Hadji Diouf, former Senegalese, who gave his opinion on what happened in an Instagram post: “Can is the pride of Africa! Today in Africa, if you say Jamie Carragher, people will think you are talking about a brand of Kétchup or Mustaz Africans who have contributed to world football and the entire continent.
Get to shit! He has never won the Premier League
Obi Mikel
Others such as John Obi Mikel, Chelsea’s eccentrocampist, have been tougher with Carragher: “For him this tournament is shit, a shit! It has no value because it is not the Eurocup or the Copa Améric With the selection (…) what he has said is disrespect, and comes from someone who has never won a single international competition