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Jamie Carragher

(1978) Association Football Player

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Jamie Carragher explains that playing for Liverpool means a deep bond with the fans and the stadium. He says the crowd’s energy can lift the team and that big tackles fire up the atmosphere. He also mentions that winning trophies is the main goal and that coaches look for versatile players.

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Jamie Carragher is an association football player, best known for Greatest Games.

Quick Facts About Jamie Carragher

Born: January 28, 1978
Profession: Association Football Player
Notable works: Greatest Games

About Jamie Carragher

James Lee Duncan Carragher, known as Jamie Carragher, is an English football analyst and former defender. He spent his entire playing career at Liverpool, where he was vice‑captain for ten years and made the most Premier League appearances for the club, the second‑most overall. After retiring he became a pundit and now serves as an advisor to Marine, a National League North team.

Quotes by Jamie Carragher

Xabi embraced life in Liverpool.

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I like Tony Blair.

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Everyone's different with different ways of doing things.

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This is Leicester City. They are a yo-yo club and always have been.

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We sometimes undervalue the importance of goalkeepers.

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I was born on January 28, 1978, the same day as Buffon.

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You can shape statistics to make them look however you want them to.

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Data

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Nobody in football wants to receive sympathy.

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Football

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Arsene Wenger is a legend in the English game.

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English

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Learning to be a Liverpool player comes with experience.

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Experience

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I don't mind a bit of cricket, but it has to be something massive like the Ashes.

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Ashes

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We want to play a full year, July to July, because that will mean we've been successful.

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It is a sad day for football when a player about to enter his prime moves for financial reasons and nothing else.

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Day

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Many in top positions around Europe have devoted their lives to coaching.

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It is embarrassing that a player would give up his career and the chance to compete for the biggest prizes in the…

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Career

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I always thought just because I love football, it doesn't necessarily mean I'm desperate to manage.

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I've never blown my own trumpet over my ability but it took an awful lot to stop me getting on the pitch.

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Ability

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We are constantly told to enjoy Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo before they retire but what about Arjen Robben?

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If you'd asked me at the start of my career I would have said I was going to be a manager. I…

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Career

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My family regarded the end of my career as a sign they could really enjoy life a bit rather than cancelling plans…

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We have all come to agree the modern players cannot be one-trick ponies, and we are especially critical of those who do…

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I'm not massively into the screamers, because I think sometimes fellas just hit it and there's an element of luck over whether…

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Bar

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I think with my generation, your first game of senior football was often a Sunday League game of football. Sometimes you're playing…

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Football

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For someone to ask 'Who did you play for' and to be able to answer a single name 'Liverpool' that would be…

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Well, when I wasn't playing with a football I used to play with 'Star Wars' figures as a kid. Hanging out with…

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Football

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Rafa Benitez - man with huge experience who knew how the club operated - could not get the results Real wanted and…

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Dressing room

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There were players who could leave the result at Anfield, but me? No chance. I got involved in the running of two…

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Chance

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I think Pep Guardiola is a top manager. There's no doubt about that. Not only did he manage Messi and Iniesta, but…

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It's all about winning trophies really.

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Centre-back takes more out of you mentally than physically.

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Centre-back is my best position. I think everyone is aware of that.

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A chance to manage at the highest level? What could be better?

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No-one wants to grow up and be a Gary Neville,

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In knockout football, it's one bad game and you're out.

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Every manager has his own ideas and different ways of doing things.

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I'm no different to other working class players.

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Class

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Managers are never appreciated when they're in the job.

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When the Champions League is at stake, ... you do everything you can, whether it's called gamesmanship or cheating, to put the…

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Champion

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The two managers I worked under longest are Gerard Houllier and Rafa Benitez. I have so much respect for the two of…

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Football

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The crowd, especially at Anfield, want us to win so much that it transmits itself down on to the pitch at times.

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Jamie Carragher by topic

Football (71) Play (11) Management (11) Time (10)