The ten most stomach-churning moments for all football fans

Jamie Carragher reckons Liverpool’s pursuit of unprecedented glory is too stressful for supporters. That high line certainly doesn’t help.

Carragher has claimed that Liverpool’s quest for a quadruple is too stressful for a supporter given the amount of tension that is involved in every game (apart from that walkover against Manchester United). He might be on to something. Supporting a team is bad for the circulatory system.

Here are ten things that make fans go ‘oohh’ in that typical G-Nev/Carra way:

1) Goalkeepers playing football

If Sam Allardyce had his way, goalkeepers would only be allowed to save shots. They would be banned from any tippy-tappy nonsense that jars with Big Sam’s pint of wine ideology. But Ederson’s decision to swipe the ball away from Diogo Jota at the last millisecond was pure theatre. Alisson has gone a bit bonkers on the half-turn recently; four minutes in at Anfield and he was off on one against Bruno Fernandes. Zack Steffen teased Sadio Mane and then actually let him score as if they were playing that five-a-side, not allowed in the area rule. Gee. It is perilous.

2) Playing a high line

Okay. This is a bit specific to a certain team. Any Liverpool fans watching Chelsea’s ‘goals’ in the Carabao Cup final suffered from complications and palpitations brought on by extreme levels of high-line stress, especially when Romelu Lukaku pointed and his sleeve became active. Benfica similarly scored a bucketful, only to have a couple wiped out. The reliance on this tactic for Reds supporters must be trusted. It has got them this far. But try telling that to the heart.

Bladdered fellas in the pub moaning about Liverpool’s high line is unrivalled entertainment

— J (@jdblt7) April 15, 2022

3) Team selection