The World Motivation
When I left Liverpool, I knew had to leave. It was a big step but it was something I had to do. A lot of people asked if it was hard, it wasn't hard. It was something I needed to do to improve and get better as a footballer.
“When I left Liverpool, I knew had to leave. It was a big step but it was something I had to do. A lot of people asked if it was hard, it wasn't hard. It was something I needed to do to improve and get better as a footballer.”
When I left Liverpool, I knew had to leave. It was a big step but it was something I had to do. A lot of people asked if it was hard, it wasn't hard. It was something I needed to do to improve and get better as a footballer.
You have to be patient and bide your time and hopefully your chance will come.
It is every boy's dream to make his debut for Liverpool.
I was lucky enough to train with Carragher and Gerrard, and watch what they did on a daily basis - they never missed a session. I'd look how Carragher played, how he spoke and he was big to follow.
I love watching England and what they are doing. But I can promise you I've not thought about anything that high.
This is what you dream about as a footballer: playing with the best and against the best in Europe.
When you leave a big club and go on loan to a small club in Holland it is not easy. But I am a footballer and I have to be professional about my job.
Everyone has got a perception of what a footballer is and, because I am a certain size, that I can only play one way - as a battering ram.
For a footballer, not playing is like a fish not being in the water.
When Carlisle released me, I felt as though the dream of being a footballer was over.