Why for me he is not living off past glories

Football fans and critics have a very short memory . Opinions that stem out of this memory also lack rationality and border baseless criticism. In the last three years , Jamie has been getting a lot of stick for his lack of defending. As a Liverpool fan , my reaction is to defend one of the greatest players to have ever played for the club . But its not only about the bias.

Every defender has a bad game . Footballers go through lean spells but World-class footballers put in that one of performance that silence their critics . And Jamie did just that in the Merseyside Derby. Carragher , undoubtedly has lost some pace but his astute reading of the game has not deteriorated one bit . On a sunny , pressure-packed afternoon , Jamie Carragher stamped his class at Goodison Park. Tim Cahill has an effective aerial prowess and scores headers with ease in the league . Carragher won almost every aerial ball against Cahill . Everton were a depleated side after the sending-off but its always harder playing against 10 men and Carragher effectively killed off , the unpredictable Louis Saha’s game with his incisive tackling . He did not put a single foot wrong.

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Carragher’s verbose and organizing skills often go unsung . You rarely see a mix-up between the goalkeeper and the defence . Carragher plays every game with his heart on his sleeve and is still one of the first names on that team sheet . Within the England setup , Jamie Caragher was under-rated . He was no less a player than John Terry and was as effective as Rio Ferdinand(if not better) . In my opinion , he did not get enough games to prove his mettle . This fact being emphasized by Fabio Capello persuading him to come out of retirement . What has instigated me is the fact that even Liverpool fans have been questioning his abilities . His last-ditch tackles have saved countless games for Liverpool.

Let’s rewind Liverpool fans. If Jamie Carragher can out-wit and out-fight Andriy Shevchenko in a European Final with a strained muscle, he deserves more than ‘Carra’s getting old’ . He has been found wanting in a lot of games , he drops too deep , he doesn’t get forward too often , doesn’t score too many goals but he had Fernando Torres in his pocket at Stamford Bridge , the same Fernando Torres who walked all over Nemanja Vidic (arguably , the best defender in the league) at Old Trafford. Do not write him off yet. Jamie Carragher can defend , just ask the AC Milan squad of 2005/2006 .

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