Henry: If Liverpool wants to become the champion of the Champions League, it must cure a stubborn disease

Henry questioned Liverpool's prospects for winning the Champions League this season, pointing out that the Reds must "remediately" a fatal problem to win Europe. Before the opening of the Champions League, Opta's victory prediction model data showed that Liverpool was the team with the highest probability of winning the Champions League this season, and they did score three points in the first round of the group stage on Wednesday night, defeating Atletico Madrid.

But it is worrying that Slott's team was tied for the third time this season with a 2-0 lead, and finally managed to win with a final victory in stoppage time. The Arsenal legendary shooter believes that the problem is plaguing the Merseyside giants.

Henry alerted the Reds' conceded rate

In comments on the Champions League last night, Henry bluntly stated that if Liverpool wants to lift the seventh Champions League trophy in Budapest next May, they must reduce the conceded rate. The French celebrity said on CBS Sports Channel: "Liverpool...I can't say it. Jamie (Carragher) said that I have found that they have conceded too many goals since the preseason - this problem must be cured. "

"There was a narrow victory against Burnley a few days ago. Although the way to win is important, we are not going to complain about the result. But in the Champions League, conceding too many goals will make it extremely difficult to compete for the championship. "

The Reds are really under the defense?

The first three games of the season did reveal Liverpool's defensive loopholes - they all conceded two goals against Crystal Palace, Bournemouth and Newcastle, and the defensive system seemed loose. But things have improved recently: the clean sheet between Arsenal and Burnley (although the opponent's offensive threat is limited), and the two concedings of Atletico last night were not defensive mistakes.

Llorente's first goal should have been invalidated because Griezmann blocked Alisson's sight from the offside; while Espanyol's equalizer was an impeccable volley, and the Reds No. 1 goalkeeper had no chance to save. Simeone's team completed 10 shots at Anfield, but the expected goal value was only 0.61 (Sofascore data), which shows that Liverpool's defense has not experienced catastrophic chaos.

But Henry's point of view came to the nail on the head: if he wanted to compete for the Champions League trophy, he really "can't afford to concede too many goals". Last season, the Reds lost only 5 goals in the group stage, of which 3 goals were lost in the final round, regardless of the situation of qualifying against PSV Eindhoven. If you want to concede only two goals in the first eight games this season, a miracle may need to happen.