Jamie Carragher accuses John Stones of "stupid" mistakes in the defeat of England by Holland

Jamie Carragher has launched a passionate defense of "playing hard", criticizing John Stones for his "stupid" mistakes.

The Manchester City Central Rear Stones played a role in all three goals of Holland against England in the semifinal win of the League of Nations.

Stones failed to follow Matthijs de Ligt's run in the second half as Ajax's center-back defeated him in the air to allow his team to equalize.

Kyle Walker then scored his own goal after Stones was stripped while playing with the ball as the last man.

Finally, the Manchester City defender played a bad ball at Ross Barkley, who played a terrible ball, which was intercepted and led directly to the third.

The Sky Sports pundit suggested that "playing at the back" was at the origin of England's mistakes, but Carragher reacted by accusing Stones.

"Forget that speech we're playing too much at the back.This thing with Stones, he made a stupid decision," said Liverpool legend.

"That's the way people are playing now, and if someone breaks down, that's the way the modern game is played now, I do not want Stones to just crush it. "

"If you want to play at the highest level, you have to take care of it.

"And I admit it can happen if you play at the back, but I would prefer that to happen rather than just hitting it."

Commenting on Stones' progress since leaving Everton for Man City, Carragher added, "I do not think John Stones got the hang of it after making this change from Everton.

"I still do not have the impression that he enjoys 100% support from Pep Guardiola.

"He may have improved as a defender, but I still feel like I'm going back to the game. [Vincent] Kompany or [Nicolas] Otamendi.

"I never thought that John Stones was one of the first names on the Manchester City matchmaking sheet.It did not feel that he had consolidated that position."