That was the whole point of the example wasn't it? How would you and your manager feel about your defending if taken apart by Kuyt in training? Picked apart by Suarez you'd probably just have a wry smile on your face and be thankful he was in your team.
The examples quoted were supposed to be examples of things none of us know anything about - are some of you seriously suggesting you do know and are somehow better equipped to judge because you've seen a lad play on tv and a couple of games for us?
Also for the record I'm not mounting a defence of Carragher - its a defence of the team selection process and the manager - this thread says more about Dalglish and his team selection more than any player - Dalglish picks the team - if Carragher's been in it then its Kenny's responsibility , if he's picked above Coates thats Dalglish's choice, the more criticsim thats heaped upon Carragher the more insulting of Dalglish's judgement it becomes - you may as well label the thread Dalglish doesn't know what he's doing and be done with it. If the manager genuinely can't spot the types of things you are suggesting and they are so glaringly obvious then whats he doing? If his judgement really is so poor that would make him a liability more so than Carra wouldn't it?
I think it is common knowledge that Kuyt and Maxi are likely to be on their way in the summer so there really isn't an ongoing problem if Kenny leaves them out. Carragher on the other hand is in the same boat as Gerrard someone who Fenway want to keep at the Club in the long term. That is a completely different ball game to leaving out someone who you have the power to get shut off.
It's the sort of problem a succession of managers faced with Shearer at Newcastle, with Raul at Madrid and now with the likes of Lampard and Terry at Chelsea. If you want examples closer to home then Houllier was doing remarkably well at Liverpool had won a treble, had finished above United and was extremely popular until Thompson and Fowler had their bust up. The same with Benitez he won a Champions League, an FA Cup and had just finished Runners up with 86 points all that changed the moment he mildly criticised the Senior players three games into the next season.
You take on the fans favourites at your peril the only one who has managed it in recent years has been Ferguson at United with Keane and that was on the back of unparalleled success at United. Even Moyes who has Kenwright secured in his back pocket had to apologise to the squad and commit to changing his ways after his fall out with Duncan Ferguson.
Quite simply for me Kenny is much better off giving Carra enough rope to hang himself with his performances. The biggest problem for me with the greatest respect is that whenever the end is nigh for Carra people like you come along and give his career the kiss of life by making up frankly ridiculous excuses for his mistakes and by blaming everything under the sun to excuse Jamie from responsibility for anything.
It saddens me to say this but I cannot see Jamie changing the habit of a lifetime and quitting, I can't see Kenny pulling the trigger and sadly the only thing that will bring things to a head is when the crowd turn on Jamie. That is no way for the career of a great servant to end but unless things change that is what is going to happen.