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Liverpool and England's on-field leader Steven Gerrard has explained what it means to be a captain and which other skippers he learned from.
Ron Yeats, a Liverpool legend who captained the club for the decade he spent at Anfield between 1961 and 1971, once told a story of the day he made his move to Merseyside.
Travelling down from his native Scotland in the backseat of then-Liverpool vice-chairman Sidney Reaks' Rolls Royce, Yeats found himself sat next to his new club's manager, Bill Shankly, and a conversation began.
"I was only 23 and did not know what to say," explained former Dundee United defender Yeats. "Bill just turned round and said, 'Ron, I want you to captain the side. You will be my eyes, my ears and my voice on that pitch'. I thought to myself, 'bloody hell'... I did that for him, to captain Liverpool, for 10 years. It was the best 10 years of my career and my life."
Yeats, a mountain of a man from Glenbuck, Ayrshire, skippered Liverpool through their meteoric rise to prominence under Shankly, who himself became an icon in the process.
With the two Scots as the club's on and off-field driving forces, the Second Division title was won in 1962 before First Division titles followed in 1964 and 1966. In between those two titles, Liverpool won the FA Cup for the first time in their history in 1965. At the same time, the Charity Shield was won in those three successive years in the mid-1960s.
Ron Yeats: Captaincy icon in Liverpool's rise to prominence in the 1960s
Liverpool had been transformed from just another club to the greatest force in British football. This had been achieved through Shankly's ethos of work ethic, community, dedication and skill. Those traits embodied Liverpool in the 1960s and there was perhaps no greater symbol of this than the captain, Yeats.
Indeed, Shankly would later say: "Ron Yeats was one of the cornerstones here at Liverpool. His coming... was the very beginning of Liverpool's rise."
There is also a wider picture. Yeats not only defined what it was to be Liverpool captain, he epitomised what it was to be any football captain. Perhaps downplaying his own achievements, Yeats would say: "I would describe myself as a 120 per cent player. I hated to get beat. I was possibly a good captain, and maybe a little bit of a bully. I liked everyone else to be doing their work and it went well that way."
Political correctness means bullying is today no longer used as a description in any workplace but that behaviour in a football captain is perhaps now better described as influencing. Being a football captain is about the responsibility of encouraging or demanding actions in team-mates - inspiring, helping, motivating and setting the example whether through giving orders or personal behaviour.
Steven Gerrard is the man who now wears the captain's armband of Liverpool and he, like long-term predecessor Yeats, can also be held up as a perfect example of all of those traits.
Unlike Yeats, Gerrard is a homegrown Liverpudlian, which will mean his leadership counts for even more in Tuesday's Merseyside derby against Premier League top-four rivals Everton.
But the similarities between the two players are otherwise impossible to ignore. Like Yeats, Gerrard has passed his own 10-year anniversary as Liverpool skipper - reaching the landmark in October 2013 - and he was also identically 23-years-old when he earned the armband on a permanent basis.
Since that time, Gerrard has come to embody the modern footballing captain. He is not necessarily the most vocal figure, but his driving-force standards demand respect and set the example for his team-mates. Gerrard is a hero for those in the stands, he does not fear any opponent, he makes fans and team-mates believe anything is possible, and he is the physical representation of his club - whether on the field or speaking to the media.
In turn, that has brought the experience of more than 400 games as a club captain and a win ratio of more than 50 per cent.
That credibility has subsequently led to Gerrard becoming the England captain. He led his country in varying spells under the differing England managers of Sven Goran Erikson, Steve McClaren and Fabio Capello before then being made the current undisputed captain under Roy Hodgson. Gerrard will continue to fill that role for England at this summer's World Cup in Brazil and he therefore epitomises a 21st Century football captain.
So, who better to ask than the man himself with regards to what creates a successful on-field leader?
"There are many, many attributes which make a good captain," Gerrard told Sky Sports in an exclusive interview. "I think, first and foremost, you have got to be unselfish. You have got to think of other people, you have got to put other players before yourself, and you have got to help other players.
"But I think the key to being a good captain is to do things right yourself - be a good role model. If you do things right, more often than not, players will follow suit. If you set a good example, they will follow. The two key attributes are to be unselfish and be a good role model."
The role model is a familiar duty for footballers but it is especially pertinent for captains. Gerrard is an on-field example for others - both team-mates and fans - but the midfielder, who will be 34 in May, did not get to where he is today without himself learning from previous skippers.
This includes both his captaincy predecessors for club and country earlier in his career and also skippers from different eras. They were Gerrard's role models.
Former England captain Paul Ince was Liverpool skipper when Gerrard made his club debut in November 1998 as a 17-year-old, but when he began playing regularly in the first team in 1999/2000, Jamie Redknapp, a current Sky Sports expert, had taken over the armband.
Robbie Fowler and Sami Hyypia would then go on to become Gerrard's next Liverpool captains. All the time, Gerrard was watching, learning and absorbing.
In November 2002, Gerrard captained Liverpool for the first time in a League Cup game against Southampton and then, in 2003, he permanently succeeded Hyypia as skipper.
Gerrard's captaincy, which before this season was supported by the vice-captaincy of another now-Sky Sports pundit, Jamie Carragher, has since brought success to Liverpool - again similarly to Yeats.
The club have won almost every trophy during his tenure, peaking with the 2005 UEFA Champions League, with the only major omission being the Premier League title.
And Gerrard's achievements as a captain undisputedly owe a part to the men he has played alongside throughout his career, those who helped him develop.
It is also not just captains who he once called team-mates who have influenced Gerrard. Yeats is not the only Liverpool skipper from a previous era to whom he can be compared. When Gerrard barks orders, there are echoes of three-time European Cup winner Graeme Souness. When he conducts himself with class on the field, there are similarities to Alan Hansen.
At the same time, Gerrard has also learned from his opponents, taking games by the scruff of the neck in a manner comparable to former Manchester United captain Roy Keane and ex-Arsenal skipper Patrick Vieira.
Likewise, Gerrard had plenty of iconic captains before he became England skipper, including Alan Shearer, Tony Adams and David Beckham. Each had their own inimitable style, whether it be the chest-thumping of Shearer and Adams or the leading by example of Beckham - the pin-up boy of England's Golden Generation, of which Gerrard was also a member.
"I have looked up to all the captains I have ever played with, or for - as I see it - because they are the leader of the dressing room and I have played with some really good captains," explained Gerrard.
"When I broke into the Liverpool team, Jamie Redknapp was the captain. Jamie was very unselfish. He used to always help all the other players. He also used to do everything right. He was always in the gym, always trained well and always used to behave himself on and off the pitch. He was a great role model for myself.
"At England level, Tony Adams was the leader and he was very vocal. He pulled me aside in one of my first two squads and gave me a lot of his time, which I respected.
"Paul Ince, as well, so it was top players. I have taken little bits from all of them. And not just captains who I have played for but also captains who I have watched on the TV, like Roy Keane and Patrick Vieira - all the big leaders in the game.
"There are also players who I have watched on tapes, such as Graeme Souness, Alan Hansen and even Jamie Carragher was a very good captain even though more often than not he was vice-captain. I have taken little bits from all of them and tried to put them into my role."
In his book, Gerrard: My Autobiography, Gerrard wrote: "Sometimes I stop on the drive home from Melwood [Liverpool's training ground] and tell myself, 'I'm captain of Liverpool Football Club'... it is an unbelievable honour."
That, along with all of the above, give an insight into what it means to Gerrard to be Liverpool, and England, captain. But it also characterises how every captain in football should feel about leading their team. Setting the right example and prioritising the team are the vital attributes, which Gerrard embodies.
There are echoes of Yeats and many other great captains and it has ensured Gerrard his own legendary status.
Words: Peter Fraser (@SkySportsPeteF). Graphics: Thomas McClure
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Liverpool and England's on-field leader Steven Gerrard has explained what it means to be a captain and which other skippers he learned from.
Ron Yeats, a Liverpool legend who captained the club for the decade he spent at Anfield between 1961 and 1971, once told a story of the day he made his move to Merseyside.
Travelling down from his native Scotland in the backseat of then-Liverpool vice-chairman Sidney Reaks' Rolls Royce, Yeats found himself sat next to his new club's manager, Bill Shankly, and a conversation began.
"I was only 23 and did not know what to say," explained former Dundee United defender Yeats. "Bill just turned round and said, 'Ron, I want you to captain the side. You will be my eyes, my ears and my voice on that pitch'. I thought to myself, 'bloody hell'... I did that for him, to captain Liverpool, for 10 years. It was the best 10 years of my career and my life."
Yeats, a mountain of a man from Glenbuck, Ayrshire, skippered Liverpool through their meteoric rise to prominence under Shankly, who himself became an icon in the process.
With the two Scots as the club's on and off-field driving forces, the Second Division title was won in 1962 before First Division titles followed in 1964 and 1966. In between those two titles, Liverpool won the FA Cup for the first time in their history in 1965. At the same time, the Charity Shield was won in those three successive years in the mid-1960s.
Ron Yeats: Captaincy icon in Liverpool's rise to prominence in the 1960s
Liverpool had been transformed from just another club to the greatest force in British football. This had been achieved through Shankly's ethos of work ethic, community, dedication and skill. Those traits embodied Liverpool in the 1960s and there was perhaps no greater symbol of this than the captain, Yeats.
Indeed, Shankly would later say: "Ron Yeats was one of the cornerstones here at Liverpool. His coming... was the very beginning of Liverpool's rise."
There is also a wider picture. Yeats not only defined what it was to be Liverpool captain, he epitomised what it was to be any football captain. Perhaps downplaying his own achievements, Yeats would say: "I would describe myself as a 120 per cent player. I hated to get beat. I was possibly a good captain, and maybe a little bit of a bully. I liked everyone else to be doing their work and it went well that way."
Political correctness means bullying is today no longer used as a description in any workplace but that behaviour in a football captain is perhaps now better described as influencing. Being a football captain is about the responsibility of encouraging or demanding actions in team-mates - inspiring, helping, motivating and setting the example whether through giving orders or personal behaviour.
Steven Gerrard is the man who now wears the captain's armband of Liverpool and he, like long-term predecessor Yeats, can also be held up as a perfect example of all of those traits.
Unlike Yeats, Gerrard is a homegrown Liverpudlian, which will mean his leadership counts for even more in Tuesday's Merseyside derby against Premier League top-four rivals Everton.
But the similarities between the two players are otherwise impossible to ignore. Like Yeats, Gerrard has passed his own 10-year anniversary as Liverpool skipper - reaching the landmark in October 2013 - and he was also identically 23-years-old when he earned the armband on a permanent basis.
Since that time, Gerrard has come to embody the modern footballing captain. He is not necessarily the most vocal figure, but his driving-force standards demand respect and set the example for his team-mates. Gerrard is a hero for those in the stands, he does not fear any opponent, he makes fans and team-mates believe anything is possible, and he is the physical representation of his club - whether on the field or speaking to the media.
In turn, that has brought the experience of more than 400 games as a club captain and a win ratio of more than 50 per cent.
That credibility has subsequently led to Gerrard becoming the England captain. He led his country in varying spells under the differing England managers of Sven Goran Erikson, Steve McClaren and Fabio Capello before then being made the current undisputed captain under Roy Hodgson. Gerrard will continue to fill that role for England at this summer's World Cup in Brazil and he therefore epitomises a 21st Century football captain.
So, who better to ask than the man himself with regards to what creates a successful on-field leader?
"There are many, many attributes which make a good captain," Gerrard told Sky Sports in an exclusive interview. "I think, first and foremost, you have got to be unselfish. You have got to think of other people, you have got to put other players before yourself, and you have got to help other players.
"But I think the key to being a good captain is to do things right yourself - be a good role model. If you do things right, more often than not, players will follow suit. If you set a good example, they will follow. The two key attributes are to be unselfish and be a good role model."
The role model is a familiar duty for footballers but it is especially pertinent for captains. Gerrard is an on-field example for others - both team-mates and fans - but the midfielder, who will be 34 in May, did not get to where he is today without himself learning from previous skippers.
This includes both his captaincy predecessors for club and country earlier in his career and also skippers from different eras. They were Gerrard's role models.
Former England captain Paul Ince was Liverpool skipper when Gerrard made his club debut in November 1998 as a 17-year-old, but when he began playing regularly in the first team in 1999/2000, Jamie Redknapp, a current Sky Sports expert, had taken over the armband.
Robbie Fowler and Sami Hyypia would then go on to become Gerrard's next Liverpool captains. All the time, Gerrard was watching, learning and absorbing.
In November 2002, Gerrard captained Liverpool for the first time in a League Cup game against Southampton and then, in 2003, he permanently succeeded Hyypia as skipper.
Gerrard's captaincy, which before this season was supported by the vice-captaincy of another now-Sky Sports pundit, Jamie Carragher, has since brought success to Liverpool - again similarly to Yeats.
The club have won almost every trophy during his tenure, peaking with the 2005 UEFA Champions League, with the only major omission being the Premier League title.
And Gerrard's achievements as a captain undisputedly owe a part to the men he has played alongside throughout his career, those who helped him develop.
It is also not just captains who he once called team-mates who have influenced Gerrard. Yeats is not the only Liverpool skipper from a previous era to whom he can be compared. When Gerrard barks orders, there are echoes of three-time European Cup winner Graeme Souness. When he conducts himself with class on the field, there are similarities to Alan Hansen.
At the same time, Gerrard has also learned from his opponents, taking games by the scruff of the neck in a manner comparable to former Manchester United captain Roy Keane and ex-Arsenal skipper Patrick Vieira.
Likewise, Gerrard had plenty of iconic captains before he became England skipper, including Alan Shearer, Tony Adams and David Beckham. Each had their own inimitable style, whether it be the chest-thumping of Shearer and Adams or the leading by example of Beckham - the pin-up boy of England's Golden Generation, of which Gerrard was also a member.
"I have looked up to all the captains I have ever played with, or for - as I see it - because they are the leader of the dressing room and I have played with some really good captains," explained Gerrard.
"When I broke into the Liverpool team, Jamie Redknapp was the captain. Jamie was very unselfish. He used to always help all the other players. He also used to do everything right. He was always in the gym, always trained well and always used to behave himself on and off the pitch. He was a great role model for myself.
"At England level, Tony Adams was the leader and he was very vocal. He pulled me aside in one of my first two squads and gave me a lot of his time, which I respected.
"Paul Ince, as well, so it was top players. I have taken little bits from all of them. And not just captains who I have played for but also captains who I have watched on the TV, like Roy Keane and Patrick Vieira - all the big leaders in the game.
"There are also players who I have watched on tapes, such as Graeme Souness, Alan Hansen and even Jamie Carragher was a very good captain even though more often than not he was vice-captain. I have taken little bits from all of them and tried to put them into my role."
In his book, Gerrard: My Autobiography, Gerrard wrote: "Sometimes I stop on the drive home from Melwood [Liverpool's training ground] and tell myself, 'I'm captain of Liverpool Football Club'... it is an unbelievable honour."
That, along with all of the above, give an insight into what it means to Gerrard to be Liverpool, and England, captain. But it also characterises how every captain in football should feel about leading their team. Setting the right example and prioritising the team are the vital attributes, which Gerrard embodies.
There are echoes of Yeats and many other great captains and it has ensured Gerrard his own legendary status.
Words: Peter Fraser (@SkySportsPeteF). Graphics: Thomas McClure
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Ahead of Tuesday’s Merseyside derby, we get the views from Evertonian Gary Maiden, who runs the website Gwlady’s Street Preacher.
There’s been much talk of how well Liverpool are doing this season, yet we’re only a point ahead of you, surely you are the ones performing above expectations?
We’re having a really encouraging season. The majority of blues that I speak to were concerned for this season, willing to take a mid table finish as Martinez finds his feet. In reality, what we have found is that we now have a squad capable of European football, and a tactician at the helm capable of delivering it. Our inability to turn draws into wins may hamper us towards the end of the season but to only have lost two league games so far is impressive.
Martinez is certainly impressing. Did you expect he’d do so well when he was initially appointed?
I didn’t. I’ll hold my hands up, he wasn’t my first choice. That’s not to say I was upset with the appointment, I wasn’t at all. I just liked the look of Vitor Pereira, who was at Porto at the time. He’d talked up a move to England and has that all-important winning mentality. I was wrong. Martinez and Everton are a perfect fit.
I won’t bore you with the finances of the club but let’s just say he is doing great to promote talent from within and using his connections to land some important players on loan. Moyes was at times unfairly criticised for his style of play, particularly towards the end of his reign, but the stuff we are playing under the Spaniard is like a breath of fresh air.
In your questions to us, you admitted “Evertonians, in general, backed David Moyes during his 11 years at the club, whereas Liverpool fans didn’t seem to rate him. Us blues were wrong, weren’t we?” Can you elaborate on this?
I think the main confusion amongst reds was how can we back someone who has had over a decade and won nothing? In hindsight, you were right. It was almost as if Moyes played up to the ‘skint Everton’ tag and used it to his advantage. If we won, he was a genius. If we lost, we didn’t have the finances to compete. Martinez has come in and made a mockery of that now. Not that we’ve won anything yet, but he says the right things. He doesn’t look for excuses, he demands the best and it is very refreshing. We’ve had a squad capable of challenging for Europe for years, perhaps just not a manager ambitious enough to take us there.
Do you feel sorry for Moyes at all? Do you think he’ll turn it around at United?
I do feel sorry for him yes. Don’t get me wrong when you’re at the match you get a little bit caught up in the emotional side of the game. At Old Trafford he took a lot of stick and I joined in with it, but in reality, I think given time the relationship between Moyes and Everton will improve again. He gave us 11 years of his career! I would however, like to point out that he was given a standing ovation and guard of honour in his final game at Goodison. He left Merseyside a very popular man amongst blues, it is his derogatory comments and derisory bids since that have soured the relationship, shame really.
In honesty, I don’t think he will turn it around no. At a club like Manchester United there isn’t the need to find a Seamus Coleman for £60k or a Tim Cahill for shy of £2m. He has to sign top class players ready to win things straight away and make them tick. I’m not sure he has that in his locker. Don’t get me wrong, Moyes is a good manager and he won’t finish seventh, United will be battling it for fourth, but that isn’t enough.
It looks like a four-way race for fourth place between ourselves, United and Spurs. Who do you think will win it?
I’ve been asked this a lot and up until a few weeks ago I have been saying that Everton will do it. This may get some laughs on your site but I think we have the most balanced and talented first team in this race. However, you have a certain Luis Suarez and we don’t. He makes a huge difference. Spurs have a huge squad but an inexperienced manager who I’m not sure can lead them to fourth.
United have just thrown almost £40m on one of the best creative midfielders in the world so they will improve. I have a horrible feeling that they will finish fourth. If they get Rooney, Van Persie and Mata fit and firing, that will likely be enough. Goal scorers win you games which is just as well because the rest of their side is mediocre.
Much debate surrounds your use of loan players, how do you feel about it? Do you expect to sign either of Barry or Lukaku permanently?
I think it is only an issue for the rest of the country because our loans have been so successful! It baffles me the uproar that has been met by our loan captures when clubs are spending £30m+ on one player and over £250k a week on wages. How else can we compete? For me, there should be a wage cap, maximum transfer net spend per season and no loans between clubs in the same division. I’d also scrap the January transfer window but I’m heading into a completely different argument.
We’ve benefitted from it so I’m happy. Martinez has a job on his hands replacing Lukaku and Deulofeu at the end of the season mind.
£6m for Anichebe, £5m for Jelavic and £28m for Fellaini… what’s the secret?
A very good question. £6m for Anichebe was outrageous. Jelavic is about right and the Fellaini deal was brilliant. We’ve received almost £30m on a player who wouldn’t get a game for us in the way we now play. In fairness, a few seasons back he was one of the best midfielders in the country, but to receive as much as we have is superb business. Maybe Bill isn’t as daft as we all think?
Derbies have a tendency to throw up a mad moment or two, what’s your favourite Merseyside derby memories?
They certainly do and we haven’t had too many go our way over the years. The Luis Suarez disallowed goal springs to mind but then we had the Distin header chalked off at Anfield. I’ll always remember Pepe Reina nearly taking Andy Johnson’s head off after he had pushed the ball under his own crossbar during our 3-0 win at Goodison.
Nothing mad about this one but the minute’s silence at Wembley a couple of seasons back for the anniversary of the Hillsborough tragedy was a special moment between the two clubs. We’re unique in that way.
Looking at the match on Tuesday, where do you hope Martinez will look to get the better of us?
Romelu Lukaku has been a little out of form of late and will want to get back to scoring ways at Anfield. He has shown he can do that while at West Brom last season so there is no reason why he can’t do it again. Your defence is a little leaky and for us to win, he has to perform. Lacina Traore may catch a few off guard also. Our defence will have to be sharp because Suarez and Sturridge frighten the life out of me.
How do you expect Martinez’s side to line-up on Tuesday?
That all depends on who he has available. We are facing an injury crisis with nine important players currently out. He’ll have four at the back with Gareth Barry and James McCarthy offering protection. That leaves the front four free to roam.
If that front four is Lukaku, Gerard Deulofeu, Kevin Mirallas and Ross Barkley, you may have a tough night on your hands. If it is, Lukaku, Steven Naismith, Leon Osman and Aiden McGeady then the emphasis may well be on keeping your attacking options quiet. As ever, it should be a great game either way.
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Merseyside Derby Preview – View from Everton
Ahead of Tuesday’s Merseyside derby, we get the views from Evertonian Gary Maiden, who runs the website Gwlady’s Street Preacher.
There’s been much talk of how well Liverpool are doing this season, yet we’re only a point ahead of you, surely you are the ones performing above expectations?
We’re having a really encouraging season. The majority of blues that I speak to were concerned for this season, willing to take a mid table finish as Martinez finds his feet. In reality, what we have found is that we now have a squad capable of European football, and a tactician at the helm capable of delivering it. Our inability to turn draws into wins may hamper us towards the end of the season but to only have lost two league games so far is impressive.
Martinez is certainly impressing. Did you expect he’d do so well when he was initially appointed?
I didn’t. I’ll hold my hands up, he wasn’t my first choice. That’s not to say I was upset with the appointment, I wasn’t at all. I just liked the look of Vitor Pereira, who was at Porto at the time. He’d talked up a move to England and has that all-important winning mentality. I was wrong. Martinez and Everton are a perfect fit.
I won’t bore you with the finances of the club but let’s just say he is doing great to promote talent from within and using his connections to land some important players on loan. Moyes was at times unfairly criticised for his style of play, particularly towards the end of his reign, but the stuff we are playing under the Spaniard is like a breath of fresh air.
In your questions to us, you admitted “Evertonians, in general, backed David Moyes during his 11 years at the club, whereas Liverpool fans didn’t seem to rate him. Us blues were wrong, weren’t we?” Can you elaborate on this?
I think the main confusion amongst reds was how can we back someone who has had over a decade and won nothing? In hindsight, you were right. It was almost as if Moyes played up to the ‘skint Everton’ tag and used it to his advantage. If we won, he was a genius. If we lost, we didn’t have the finances to compete. Martinez has come in and made a mockery of that now. Not that we’ve won anything yet, but he says the right things. He doesn’t look for excuses, he demands the best and it is very refreshing. We’ve had a squad capable of challenging for Europe for years, perhaps just not a manager ambitious enough to take us there.
Do you feel sorry for Moyes at all? Do you think he’ll turn it around at United?
I do feel sorry for him yes. Don’t get me wrong when you’re at the match you get a little bit caught up in the emotional side of the game. At Old Trafford he took a lot of stick and I joined in with it, but in reality, I think given time the relationship between Moyes and Everton will improve again. He gave us 11 years of his career! I would however, like to point out that he was given a standing ovation and guard of honour in his final game at Goodison. He left Merseyside a very popular man amongst blues, it is his derogatory comments and derisory bids since that have soured the relationship, shame really.
In honesty, I don’t think he will turn it around no. At a club like Manchester United there isn’t the need to find a Seamus Coleman for £60k or a Tim Cahill for shy of £2m. He has to sign top class players ready to win things straight away and make them tick. I’m not sure he has that in his locker. Don’t get me wrong, Moyes is a good manager and he won’t finish seventh, United will be battling it for fourth, but that isn’t enough.
It looks like a four-way race for fourth place between ourselves, United and Spurs. Who do you think will win it?
I’ve been asked this a lot and up until a few weeks ago I have been saying that Everton will do it. This may get some laughs on your site but I think we have the most balanced and talented first team in this race. However, you have a certain Luis Suarez and we don’t. He makes a huge difference. Spurs have a huge squad but an inexperienced manager who I’m not sure can lead them to fourth.
United have just thrown almost £40m on one of the best creative midfielders in the world so they will improve. I have a horrible feeling that they will finish fourth. If they get Rooney, Van Persie and Mata fit and firing, that will likely be enough. Goal scorers win you games which is just as well because the rest of their side is mediocre.
Much debate surrounds your use of loan players, how do you feel about it? Do you expect to sign either of Barry or Lukaku permanently?
I think it is only an issue for the rest of the country because our loans have been so successful! It baffles me the uproar that has been met by our loan captures when clubs are spending £30m+ on one player and over £250k a week on wages. How else can we compete? For me, there should be a wage cap, maximum transfer net spend per season and no loans between clubs in the same division. I’d also scrap the January transfer window but I’m heading into a completely different argument.
We’ve benefitted from it so I’m happy. Martinez has a job on his hands replacing Lukaku and Deulofeu at the end of the season mind.
£6m for Anichebe, £5m for Jelavic and £28m for Fellaini… what’s the secret?
A very good question. £6m for Anichebe was outrageous. Jelavic is about right and the Fellaini deal was brilliant. We’ve received almost £30m on a player who wouldn’t get a game for us in the way we now play. In fairness, a few seasons back he was one of the best midfielders in the country, but to receive as much as we have is superb business. Maybe Bill isn’t as daft as we all think?
Derbies have a tendency to throw up a mad moment or two, what’s your favourite Merseyside derby memories?
They certainly do and we haven’t had too many go our way over the years. The Luis Suarez disallowed goal springs to mind but then we had the Distin header chalked off at Anfield. I’ll always remember Pepe Reina nearly taking Andy Johnson’s head off after he had pushed the ball under his own crossbar during our 3-0 win at Goodison.
Nothing mad about this one but the minute’s silence at Wembley a couple of seasons back for the anniversary of the Hillsborough tragedy was a special moment between the two clubs. We’re unique in that way.
Looking at the match on Tuesday, where do you hope Martinez will look to get the better of us?
Romelu Lukaku has been a little out of form of late and will want to get back to scoring ways at Anfield. He has shown he can do that while at West Brom last season so there is no reason why he can’t do it again. Your defence is a little leaky and for us to win, he has to perform. Lacina Traore may catch a few off guard also. Our defence will have to be sharp because Suarez and Sturridge frighten the life out of me.
How do you expect Martinez’s side to line-up on Tuesday?
That all depends on who he has available. We are facing an injury crisis with nine important players currently out. He’ll have four at the back with Gareth Barry and James McCarthy offering protection. That leaves the front four free to roam.
If that front four is Lukaku, Gerard Deulofeu, Kevin Mirallas and Ross Barkley, you may have a tough night on your hands. If it is, Lukaku, Steven Naismith, Leon Osman and Aiden McGeady then the emphasis may well be on keeping your attacking options quiet. As ever, it should be a great game either way.
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Disaat kite sedang mengharapkan pembelian pemain baru..
Mereka juga telah merancang sesuatu..
Kuangkuangkuang..hanya humor semata utk meringankan beban kepala korang yg dh pening dgn rumour.kita enjoy..haha
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Disaat kite sedang mengharapkan pembelian pemain baru..
Mereka juga telah merancang sesuatu..
Kuangkuangkuang..hanya humor semata utk meringankan beban kepala korang yg dh pening dgn rumour.kita enjoy..haha
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admin tlh berjaya mendapatkan nasi putih berlaukkn ayam goreng dengan sayur kangkung bersama dengan telur masin.Nilai harga telah dipersetujui dgn tauke kdai sebanyak rm5.50..plus air suam..
Alhamdulillah..Jom Lunch dulu..jgn marah..ekekekeke
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Selepas pening dgn rumour yg tiada kesudahan AKHIRNYE...
admin tlh berjaya mendapatkan nasi putih berlaukkn ayam goreng dengan sayur kangkung bersama dengan telur masin.Nilai harga telah dipersetujui dgn tauke kdai sebanyak rm5.50..plus air suam..
Alhamdulillah..Jom Lunch dulu..jgn marah..ekekekeke
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Think Positif dan tunggu pemain sasaran liverpool dlm masa 4 hari akan dtg.Moga ade cerita yg menarik selepas ini
Jangan cerita pasal Salah lg.Kite terima semua ini dengan cara Profesional.Gud bye
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* Post terakhir mengenai isu Salah.Tiada lagi Salah fhm selepas ini.yng betul atau Salah hanya pemilik dan pihak pengurusan sahaja yang tahu.Moga kite tidak membuat salah dlm isu pemilikan salah.Akhirnye kite smue Salah utk melihat beliau beraksi bersama The Reds.Lupekan dan TUTUP Cerita pasal Si Salah.Moga beliau ter Salah memilih kelab.Selamat memenuhi bangku simpanan Chelsea..kekekeke
Think Positif dan tunggu pemain sasaran liverpool dlm masa 4 hari akan dtg.Moga ade cerita yg menarik selepas ini
Jangan cerita pasal Salah lg.Kite terima semua ini dengan cara Profesional.Gud bye
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Liverpool face a tough trip to Premier League leaders Arsenal in the fifth round of the FA Cup.
Arsene Wenger’s side beat Coventry City in the fourth round of the competition, winning 4-0 at the Emirates on Friday night.
Liverpool booked their place in the fifth round draw with their 2-0 victory at Bournemouth on Saturday afternoon.
The last time the sides met in the FA Cup was back in a third round clash at Anfield in 2007. The Gunners ran out 3-1 winners thanks to a brace from Tomáš Rosický, and one from Thierry Henry. Dirk Kuyt got Liverpool’s only goal that day.
The draw was made by father and son Troy and Andros Townsend at Wembley Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
The last time Liverpool won the FA Cup was in 2006, at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium when Rafa Benitez’s Reds beat West Ham on penalties.
The game will be played over the weekend of 15/16 February 2014 – a week after the two sides face each other at Anfield in the Premier League.
Wenger’s side face Man United and Bayern Munich either side of the match, while Liverpool are in London at Fulham for the midweek fixture prior to the tie.
The full draw is as follows:
Manchester City vs Chelsea
Sheffield United/Fulham vs Nottingham Forest/Preston
Arsenal vs Liverpool
Sheffield Wednesday vs Charlton Athletic
Brighton v Hull
Everton vs Swansea City
Cardiff City v Wigan
Sunderland vs Southampton
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Liverpool face Arsenal away in the FA Cup 5th Round
Liverpool face a tough trip to Premier League leaders Arsenal in the fifth round of the FA Cup.
Arsene Wenger’s side beat Coventry City in the fourth round of the competition, winning 4-0 at the Emirates on Friday night.
Liverpool booked their place in the fifth round draw with their 2-0 victory at Bournemouth on Saturday afternoon.
The last time the sides met in the FA Cup was back in a third round clash at Anfield in 2007. The Gunners ran out 3-1 winners thanks to a brace from Tomáš Rosický, and one from Thierry Henry. Dirk Kuyt got Liverpool’s only goal that day.
The draw was made by father and son Troy and Andros Townsend at Wembley Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
The last time Liverpool won the FA Cup was in 2006, at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium when Rafa Benitez’s Reds beat West Ham on penalties.
The game will be played over the weekend of 15/16 February 2014 – a week after the two sides face each other at Anfield in the Premier League.
Wenger’s side face Man United and Bayern Munich either side of the match, while Liverpool are in London at Fulham for the midweek fixture prior to the tie.
The full draw is as follows:
Manchester City vs Chelsea
Sheffield United/Fulham vs Nottingham Forest/Preston
Arsenal vs Liverpool
Sheffield Wednesday vs Charlton Athletic
Brighton v Hull
Everton vs Swansea City
Cardiff City v Wigan
Sunderland vs Southampton
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Chelsea have completed their £11 million move for Liverpool transfer target Mohamed Salah, it was confirmed on Sunday.
The Reds had been monitoring the Egyptian international for a few months, until Chelsea came into the picture with a bid on Wednesday night.
Speculation suggests Liverpool valued the winger at £8 million, and were unwilling to pay over the odds for the 21-year-old.
Even on Saturday, Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers hinted that the Reds were still in the race to sign Salah, but were also looking at other targets.
Chelsea boss Jose Mouriho spoke about the signing of Salah at Stamford Bridge, who comes in as a direct replacement for Juan Mata who has joined Manchester United for £37.1 million.
“We like the fact that he can play the same way our attacking players do, which is players with adaptability, to play right, left, or behind the striker,” Mourinho is quoted by Sky Sports as saying.
“He’s young, he’s fast, he’s creative, he’s enthusiastic. When we analysed him he looks the kind of humble personality on the pitch, ready to work for the team and to work and to adapt himself to a new life.
“We think with him and (Andre) Schurrle, (Eden) Hazard, Oscar and Willian we will be fine.
“We lose an experienced top player like Juan, but we bring in a young player with great potential.
“He has some experience in Europe, the Europa League, Champions League, so he’s not a naive boy arriving in the jungle.
“Hopefully he comes and hopefully with the talented players we have around in the same positions we all can develop together.”
This week the Reds have been linked with moves for Spartak Moscow defensive midfielder Romulo and Atletico Madrid’s Saul Niguez, who is currently on loan at Rayo Vallecano.
The transfer window is open until Friday, 31st January.
How do you feel about Liverpool missing out on Salah? Were the Reds right not to pay more than what they valued him at? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below, or on Twitter @thisisanfield .
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Chelsea complete £11m signing of Liverpool target Mohamed Salah
Chelsea have completed their £11 million move for Liverpool transfer target Mohamed Salah, it was confirmed on Sunday.
The Reds had been monitoring the Egyptian international for a few months, until Chelsea came into the picture with a bid on Wednesday night.
Speculation suggests Liverpool valued the winger at £8 million, and were unwilling to pay over the odds for the 21-year-old.
Even on Saturday, Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers hinted that the Reds were still in the race to sign Salah, but were also looking at other targets.
Chelsea boss Jose Mouriho spoke about the signing of Salah at Stamford Bridge, who comes in as a direct replacement for Juan Mata who has joined Manchester United for £37.1 million.
“We like the fact that he can play the same way our attacking players do, which is players with adaptability, to play right, left, or behind the striker,” Mourinho is quoted by Sky Sports as saying.
“He’s young, he’s fast, he’s creative, he’s enthusiastic. When we analysed him he looks the kind of humble personality on the pitch, ready to work for the team and to work and to adapt himself to a new life.
“We think with him and (Andre) Schurrle, (Eden) Hazard, Oscar and Willian we will be fine.
“We lose an experienced top player like Juan, but we bring in a young player with great potential.
“He has some experience in Europe, the Europa League, Champions League, so he’s not a naive boy arriving in the jungle.
“Hopefully he comes and hopefully with the talented players we have around in the same positions we all can develop together.”
This week the Reds have been linked with moves for Spartak Moscow defensive midfielder Romulo and Atletico Madrid’s Saul Niguez, who is currently on loan at Rayo Vallecano.
The transfer window is open until Friday, 31st January.
How do you feel about Liverpool missing out on Salah? Were the Reds right not to pay more than what they valued him at? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below, or on Twitter @thisisanfield .
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