139 Quotes by Jamie Carragher

Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso was always bemused by our enthusiasm for tackling, because he saw it as the last resort.

Rafa Benitez - man with huge experience who knew how the club operated - could not get the results Real wanted and couldn't walk away from the fights that erupted in the dressing room and the boardroom.

For the life of me, I'll never understand why the teams that have the best defences get criticised. Shouldn't clean sheets be a badge of honour for defenders and goalkeepers?

Buffon has been a star from the moment he began his senior career with Parma.

I've never blown my own trumpet over my ability but it took an awful lot to stop me getting on the pitch.

Would I - or any defender - tell the referee to give a penalty if I made a foul in the box but it was deemed a fair tackle? No chance.

I only missed nine Premier League games from a possible 228 between August 2004 and May 2010.

I've seen plenty of young lads elevated into the senior squad acting like they have made it.

We are not a nation who has ever produced No 10s prolifically. When I was growing up, attacks consisted of a big man-little man combination, with two midfielders sitting behind.