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View from the Red Side (It is red Dill, isn't it?) - http://www.lfconline.com/feat/ed12/swansea_v_liverpool__match_preview_806400/index.shtml Swans v Liverpool Head to Head - http://lfcstats.co.uk/swanseahead.html
What does he know ? Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher says fans want England to play like Swansea City 12 Sep 2013 17:00 As his former team Liverpool prepare to face the Swans on Monday night, former England defender Jamie Carragher says England should follow their football philosophy Jamie Carragher has been in some battles with Swansea City Liverpool legend turned TV-pundit Jamie Carragher believes many England fans want Roy Hodgson’s team “to play like Swansea City” with Michael Laudrup building a better side than the one Brendan Rodgers had at the Liberty Stadium. Rodgers returns to Swansea on Monday night for a live Sky television date buoyed by a 100% winning start, his Liverpool side sitting top of the Premier League before the weekend action after three opening 1-0 victories. But Carragher, who played under Rodgers last season before ending his distinguished one-club career, expects Liverpool to have their sternest examination of the season yet and drew comparisons between Swansea’s enterprising style of football and England’s perfunctory performances under Hodgson. In a week when England ground out a precious, yet uninspiring, World Cup point in the Ukraine, Carragher said: “I’m sure a lot of people would like England to play like Swansea! “Brendan did a great job at Swansea, but you’d have to say Michael has made the side even better. “Rodgers got them promoted and learning about the Premier League but the new boss – who after being a top player has learnt his managerial trade in Russia and Spain – took it on, bringing in Michu, Pablo Hernandez, and the centre-half Chico, and winning the Capital One Cup. “The belief from that cup success should make them stronger this year and they have spent a few bob, too, on the striker Wilfried Bony and Jonjo Shelvey, and I think they should be looking for another top-half finish this season. “You wouldn’t expect them to be in and around the relegation zone – even though they might have been a bit nervy if they hadn’t got a win over West Brom after back-to-back defeats to start the season – but I suspect top eight is maybe a bit too high. “The Liberty Stadium is a big weapon for them because it is a ground with a great atmosphere, while as the Premier League is still pretty new for them, the fans are full of enthusiasm, and that really gives the Swansea players a lift.” Carragher knows from experience that juggling the demands of the Premier League and the Europa League is difficult with the combination of playing two games in three days and travel often a draining factor on energy and resources. “The difficult thing this season will be the relentless routine they will go through with the Europa League; the Champions League can be kind in that you can sometimes play Tuesday-Sunday, but the Europa League is always Thursday-Sunday,” said the former England defender. “That means you only have a two-day break and it is very hard for players physically but also mentally. “Doing it every now and again is not too bad but if you are going on a long run of it, it is very tiring.” But Carragher admits that Laudrup will be delighted by keeping key players in the transfer window – last season’s 22-goal top scorer Michu and skipper Ashley Williams were both on Arsenal’s radar – and predicts that his former Liverpool team-mate Shelvey will flourish in South Wales. “I thought Michu in particular might have got a move because he was not flash in the pan last year, he did it all season long,” he said. “That said, I can understand why they didn’t go to another side; there are only so many places up for grabs at a top-four club and age could have counted against them, especially Williams, who is nearly 30. “Teams could have been worried about that, as well as what sort of re-sale value they might get, so I think Williams might stick around at Swansea now – but he has been a great player for them and a real rock at the back. “Shelvey, meanwhile, could be a big player this year. He should fiit seamlessly into the team as he has come from a club in Liverpool that play a similar style of passing football and if he is put in his best position of central midfield he might make a real impact. “Swansea’s philosophy is a great example to other clubs that you can play your own style in the Championship and keep doing the same thing when you get in the Premier League amongst better teams. “A lot of managers make changes but Swansea, under both Rodgers and Laudrup, have stuck to their principles and been rewarded by staying up comfortably in their two seasons at the top level. “The players, manager and chairmen deserve a lot of credit for that.
Liverpool are currently beating Everton 2-1 in the ladies football. It's on BT sport, some right tidy birds to be fair
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