5 Sept 2013

'A real eye-opener' - Carra reveals 'toughest' player he ever faced. Surprise choice...?

Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher battled against many top class strikers during his Liverpool career, but who is the toughest goalscorer he's ever faced? Thierry Henry? Didier Drogba? Alan Shearer? Carra's answer is as surprising as it is unexpected.

When asked in a recent interview about the toughest striker he ever face, Carra told the Official LFC website:

"When I first got in the Liverpool team, [Pierluigi] Casiraghi was a tough one.

"It was the game where Phil Babb collided with the post [1-1 draw with Chelsea in 1998].

"I came off after the first half thinking 'Jesus Christ.' Watching the game on TV, you mightn't have noticed it but his movement was a real eye-opener. I didn't know where he was but I was still a young kid learning myself
"



Ouch! I remember watching the game live at the time, and Casiraghi caused LFC's defence all kinds of problems. Phil Babb's collision with the post was so bad he got subbed after 20-odd minutes. At least he had the balls to give it another 15 minutes ;-)

As for Casiraghi - a month after the Liverpool game, he suffered a career-ending cruciate ligament injury, and ultimately made only 10 appearances for Chelsea in the 4 years he spent at the club.

Carra, on the other hand, played for LFC for another fifteen years.



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