Former Liverpool midfielder Jamie Redknapp fears for his old club against Capital One Cup opponents Bournemouth.
Redknapp also played for the Cherries during his career.
"I have enjoyed watching Eddie work," Redknapp told the Daily Mail
"He's bright and full of ideas. I don't think the methods have changed that much over the years. The modern drills are a variation on themes of what managers have always done.
"This place - this pitch - has changed a lot, though. When I was here as a young player we didn't have our own training pitches. This land was the council's and we just trained on whatever bits we could, once we had cleaned the dog mess off. We would save the best patch of grass until Friday and call it Wembley.
"I remember when Bournemouth beat Manchester United here in 1984. My dad was manager and I was in the crowd. The next day the lads were in training and in good spirits but the council warden was annoyed they hadn't asked permission so he locked the gates so they couldn't get out."