Jamie is retiring
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It'll be a sad day watching him leave the pitch for the last time, but he's left us with fantastic memories. Players like Jamie Carragher, who know what an hanour it is to play for this club, are a huge part of what makes being a Liverpool fan great. The debate of who is or isn't a legend has been discussed here recently, but there is no debate here. Anyone who says this man is not a Liverpool legend is just plain wrong. It's very strange to see a player retire at Liverpool, but I'm glad he's done it this way rather than moving on. It would be too weird to see him in another team's jersey.
To be fair though, it hasn't come as a massive shock, and everyone has been pretty much in agreement that Carra should be making the step towards ending his playing career.
So when Gerrard finally does retire I would imagine it would be a similar story. I doubt he will go from a regular starter straight to retirement. I would hope not anyway.
So when Gerrard finally does retire I would imagine it would be a similar story. I doubt he will go from a regular starter straight to retirement. I would hope not anyway.
Redknapp had this to say, “Jamie Carragher is a great friend of mine, we played together on his Liverpool debut, but I upset him one day and he came to tell me.
One of his great strengths is that he has always believed he would be a top player. But I had been less than convinced and I recalled those doubts on Sky after a Liverpool game. It was meant as a compliment, to explain how far he had come as a player, but Jamie didn’t see it that way.
I remain certain he has only achieved such an outstanding career through phenomenal hard work. It isn’t meant as a slight, more of an appreciation of that work-rate and dedication.”
One of his great strengths is that he has always believed he would be a top player. But I had been less than convinced and I recalled those doubts on Sky after a Liverpool game. It was meant as a compliment, to explain how far he had come as a player, but Jamie didn’t see it that way.
I remain certain he has only achieved such an outstanding career through phenomenal hard work. It isn’t meant as a slight, more of an appreciation of that work-rate and dedication.”
thank you. legend. ynwa.
It's going to be a sad day when Carra plays his last game at home to QPR on 19th May.
What a legend. A good old fashioned defender who's passion and love for the game was evident every second he was on the football pitch.
Someone who makes you proud to be a Liverpool supporter.
What a legend. A good old fashioned defender who's passion and love for the game was evident every second he was on the football pitch.
Someone who makes you proud to be a Liverpool supporter.
My favourite ever Carra moment was when he was being interviewed around the time of Istanbul and the reporter asked him
'Would you ever consider going somewhere bigger?'
And it was the look of genuine puzzlement in his eyes as he replied 'Whos bigger than Liverpool?' that got me.
It wasnt smug, it wasnt cocky, it was matter of fact.
I loved it.
'Would you ever consider going somewhere bigger?'
And it was the look of genuine puzzlement in his eyes as he replied 'Whos bigger than Liverpool?' that got me.
It wasnt smug, it wasnt cocky, it was matter of fact.
I loved it.
I hope we line it up for him for the last 10 minutes to smash it in. What a ledge.
As for the Redknapp comment, there may be a smidgeon of truth that hard work got him a long way - hardwork doesn't see you control Barca on their home turf.
I think what Redknapp meant was that you see a lot of players who look like they can go on to become top players but they never do and their careers fizzle out because they never applied themselves properly. Where as Carra would never have looked like a stand out prospect as young player, certainly in the early part of his career, but he had so much dedication and will to succeed that he made the most of his talents while other players who were marked out for bigger things didnt
I wonder if Jamie would have had such a long and great career had Roy Evans remained manager? I remember when he moved into his first house, he immediately had a bar installed. He was always eager to learn on the training pitch but off it he was a pretty typical young lad mimicking his dad. Houllier changed that - diet, lifestyle, the whole outlook. Ged has good reason to feel pretty proud with his influence on Carra.
Very true, Stevie too
Houllier knocked it out of him, he said in his early days Carragher, Murphy, Gerrard and a couple of others were living close to each other and were out together in Southport alot, which he put an abrupt stop to.
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has revealed he tried to persuade Jamie Carragher to delay his retirement from football.
Carragherannounced last week he planned to hang up his boots at the end of the season after an illustrious career at Anfield.
Gerrardrespects Carragher's decision to call it quits after conceding defeat in his bid to convince his team-mate and close friend to stay on for another year.
"I've known a little bit longer than other people. I've tried just as hard as everyone else to try to keep him going for a bit longer," Gerrard told the LiverpoolEcho.
"He bounced a few things off me, but he's made the decision himself along with his family. He's basically taken no notice of what I said because I was trying for him to push on for another year.
"At times this season it has been difficult for him not being a regular starter because he has been a starter since he made his debut.
"I can respect and understand his decision. We're all going to come to that moment in our careers.
"He's had a fantastic career and he feels it's the right time to go out at the end of the season. Hopefully there are still some big performances left in him before he goes."
Gerrard admits Carragher's presence and influence on and off the pitch will be sorely missed at Liverpool.
"It's sad for me - I'm going to miss him more than anyone," he added.
"It's going to be different for me, not having him alongside me as a vice-captain. It's tough.
"Everyone knows what we're going to miss on the playing side. Since I made my debut Jamie has been alongside me in the dressing room and been a close mate of mine.
"He has been through the journey with me as well. I've bounced a lot of things off him, highs and lows, and we've come through it all together.
"People mention him alongside the likes of (Alan) Hansen and (Mark) Lawrenson, the best defenders that this club has ever had. For me, if he's not alongside them he's a little bit above them. That's the biggest compliment I can pay him.
"He's a wonderful player. At his peak for two or three seasons he was one of the best defenders in the world."
European footballer of the year. Fifa abolished world player of the year recently so the Ballon D'or now equals world footballer of the year.
Yeh I know he won that in 2001 but he never was World Footballer of the Year. Doesn't really matter, it's just typical shoddy journalism
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