Carra: Will he stay or will he go?

BRENDAN Rodgers recently appeared on goals on Sunday and when questioned about Jamie Carragher and his future, here is what he had to say.

“He’s been fantastic and I do [believe he could play next season]. Him and I communicate a lot and he’s obviously got something in his mind. He and I will sit down between now and the end of the season anyway and we’ll see where it goes.

“If he does go, I will certainly miss him because he’s been brilliant for me in my time there, going in as a manager of a club of that size. He’s shown great respect and really helped me and the other guys.

“The thing for now is to keep performing the way he is until the end of the season and between then and now him and I will chat and we’ll take it from there.”

When it comes to Jamie Carragher, one has to separate the head from the heart. He’s a wonderful ambassador for Liverpool and he’s been a great servant and a great player. But like his friend ‘The Kaiser’ I’m sure Jamie will want to go out being remembered as a great player, rather than a bit part player.

If Liverpool are to challenge next season, I’d like to see Carra stay on at the club in a coaching capacity and help Rodgers out in defence. So far, Liverpool are joint second in the table when it comes to clean sheets and I’m sure most of that has been down to Carra being back in the side adding leadership and Reina coming back into some fine form.

The last thing I’d like to see is Carra sitting on the bench, and if we are to challenge for the top four next season, FSG need to take the plunge and replace their back line with some much needed reinforcements.

Here’s what else Rodgers had to say on Carra:

“It’s an interesting one with Carra because this guy’s incredible. I want to put that on record. I saw him from the outside when I was at Chelsea and the games he was playing in the Champions League. I always thought he was one of the best defenders in European football at that stage.

“To come in and work with him at close hand and see his will and determination. His play speaks for itself, but the fight and spirit and quality that he shows every single day in training is amazing.”

“I had a good conversation with Carra last summer because he was maybe thinking about moving on to pastures new last year, but we talked and decided that he would stay. For me, he’s hardly put a foot wrong.

“I obviously wanted to go with a pairing of Martin Skrtel and Daniel Agger as maybe the future at the beginning of the season and those guys have done really well.

“But I felt that with Carra and all the games he’s played – the cup games and any time he’s come in in the league – he’s been remarkable and I felt I wanted to put him in the team.”

So who do you think should replace Carra next season, and would you like him to stay on with Liverpool FC?

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