http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jamie-Carragher-c17728 revealed that he was really excited about working alongside the newly appointed manager Brendan Rodgers, and believed that the Reds will benefit from his modern day coaching techniques.
The Northern Irishman filled the management void at Anfield earlier in June, created after the club’s owners relieved the Kop legend Kenny Dalglish from his managerial services,.
Having guided Swansea City to an eleventh place finish upon their return to the Premier League, the Merseyside club saw him as the fittest replacement for the Scott, keeping in view the culture of football that he developed at the Liberty Stadium.
Carragher, a veteran of 699 games for Liverpool, heaped praise on Rodgers for doing a remarkable job with the Welsh outfit, and let out his excitement of being a part of the Reds new journey under the Irishman.
He told the reporters in an interview, “Yes it is [an exciting project]. We all look at how Swansea played last year - they were a breath of fresh air for the Premier League and I think that's probably one of the reasons why Brendan Rodgers has got the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Job-c18684.”
Liverpool finished the league table at eighth position last term-their worst standing in almost 18 years. The remedial measures which followed saw the club fire Dalglish and some of the members of his staff from their respective posts.
The 34-year old admitted that he was disappointed to hear of Dalglish’s sacking last month as he enjoyed a good relationship with him, but urged his side to rally behind their new manager.
He continued, “He has a lot of experience coaching-wise - he's worked under Jose Mourinho. So we're all looking forward to it.”
Touching the subject of his country’s Euro 2012 campaign, which culminated on Sunday after a quarterfinal defeat against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 adopted a more
positive approach in their last-eight fixture, the Reds skipper could have made even a bigger impact in the match.
He added, “He's created a lot of goals and been an authoritative figure in the middle of the pitch. He's been the captain and I'm certain he'll carry on as captain until we get to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Brazil-c2858.”
He also backed Hodgson’s defensive strategy for the European Championships, pointing out that it was a trademark English style of play.
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