go far, (not so) young man.
Oh, Darren. ♥
"I was involved in a few big European nights thinking: 'this is great and going really well'. Then the following week I'd be nowhere to be seen.
"You need to be in that Premiership squad of 16-18 players every week. You only have to look around the dressing room. For me to dislodge players like Gerrard, Alonso and Sissoko would have been so difficult. All those local born players who left will say they had a fair crack of the whip. Rafael Benitez gave us all a good go at it.
"I have no regrets. I have had a good football education under Steve Heighway at the youth academy. We have been brought up in the Liverpool way and we know it is the right way."
I always liked him; he wasn't the most skilled midfielder but he always gave it a go and seemed astute, at least in the matches that I remember. I'm glad he doesn't regret leaving the club, and I hope he succeeds at Wolverhampton.
Liverpool also released David Mannix, who was supposed to be the next Stevie G before the 1385934 knee injuries happened. Thinking about youth players quitting and whatnot makes me sad, almost. Wonder how many of them end up like this kid I met in Barcelona -- his name is George and he played in the Tottenham youth squad until he was 16, then went to West Ham, and is now over here plying his trade with a local semi-pro club. Anyway. That's maudlin.
"I was involved in a few big European nights thinking: 'this is great and going really well'. Then the following week I'd be nowhere to be seen.
"You need to be in that Premiership squad of 16-18 players every week. You only have to look around the dressing room. For me to dislodge players like Gerrard, Alonso and Sissoko would have been so difficult. All those local born players who left will say they had a fair crack of the whip. Rafael Benitez gave us all a good go at it.
"I have no regrets. I have had a good football education under Steve Heighway at the youth academy. We have been brought up in the Liverpool way and we know it is the right way."
I always liked him; he wasn't the most skilled midfielder but he always gave it a go and seemed astute, at least in the matches that I remember. I'm glad he doesn't regret leaving the club, and I hope he succeeds at Wolverhampton.
Liverpool also released David Mannix, who was supposed to be the next Stevie G before the 1385934 knee injuries happened. Thinking about youth players quitting and whatnot makes me sad, almost. Wonder how many of them end up like this kid I met in Barcelona -- his name is George and he played in the Tottenham youth squad until he was 16, then went to West Ham, and is now over here plying his trade with a local semi-pro club. Anyway. That's maudlin.