Deeply touching! Carragher wrote an article to mourn Jota: He should have enjoyed the best moments of his life

Liverpool celebrity Carragher wrote an article in his Telegraph column to mourn Liverpool striker Jota, who just passed away. The following is the translation of the article.

Carragher: Diogo Jota: Liverpool's real low-key superstar

This Portuguese player is a family-first man who should have enjoyed the best moments of his life on and off the court.

Diogo-Jota's life ended so briefly was an incomprehensible tragedy. Like everyone who has the privilege of watching him play or having the privilege of knowing him, it is difficult to find the right words to express the shock of his death. The sports world will mourn the passing of an athlete at the peak of his career who should have enjoyed the most glorious moments in his career and his personal life, but died in such an unimaginable situation. My first reaction was to think of his parents—they miserably lost two sons—and his wife, Rut and their three children. The family lives in Crosby, Merseyside, and is close to my home, Diogo's humility off the field is as real as his performance on the field.

Liverpool and Portugal are both superstars, and he is one of them. But his behavior never makes people feel that he is high on the court. I can't believe that just 38 days ago we saw Diogo dancing on the lawn at Anfield Stadium, and the songs written for him by the Kop stands resounded throughout the audience. "Better than Figo", they sing like this in every game. Diogo is as beloved as any player in the championship lineup.

Since then, he has won the National League with Portugal and married his long-term partner. We often think that football players at the top are invincible. We may not know them on a personal level, but that emotional connection is so deep that when the club speaks of “family,” while we sometimes have skepticism about it, there is nothing more appropriate in such a sad moment. The players and staff in Liverpool and Portugal will feel like they have lost a brother, and all the clubs he has played for and fans of his home country will mourn because they value his impact on their lives and what Diogo means to them.

In many ways, I think Diogo is the epitome of modern Liverpool, who was signed as a young player with great potential and always improves his performance and his teammates around him whenever he comes on the court.

He is a natural shooter and is also a typical representative of the club's well-selected multi-functional players carefully selected by the club's famous data analysis department.

"He has an amazing talent to score key goals"

Diogo has shown potential at Atletico Madrid, Porto and Wolverhampton Rangers, but Jurgen Klopp's scouting team has discovered the traits he can grow further at Anfield.

He is skilled, versatile, hardworking, extremely professional, and has an amazing talent to score wonderful and critical goals.

Last season, I called Diogo the best finisher for the club. This is a very high praise for him, after all, there is Mohamed Salah among his teammates, but from the moment he showed his scoring ability in his debut, it was obvious that the club signed another treasure.

We can list his many great moments at Liverpool: from his first goal against Arsenal at Anfield, to a Champions League hat-trick against Atalanta, and a goal in 2022 leading the team to the League Cup final against Arsenal. Many times Diogo's goals are reminiscent of Robbie Fowler, who can score with his feet, headers and various angles.

The most moving thing is his last Liverpool goal - the winning goal of the Merseyside derby, which kicked off the final sprint of the Premier League championship last season.

He was so young that he was taken away from his life. He will be remembered as a hero by millions of Liverpool and Portuguese fans, who all need time to accept this cruel reality: he will never have the chance to create more exciting football memories, nor can he hear how much joy he brings to the audience again.