Carra calls for concentration
Reds ace ignores off-field issues
卡拉格号召全队将精力集中到比赛上
——红军队副希望大家忽略赛场外的纷争
By Graeme Bailey Last updated: 17th April 2008
Carragher wants Fulham win
Liverpool stalwart Jamie Carragher has called on his team-mates to concentrate on their on-field duties.
The Reds have been dogged by off-field wrangles with co-owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett at loggerheads.
Chief executive Rick Parry and Rafa Benitez have been dragged into the ongoing rows, but Carragher wants the players to look at nothing else but their forthcoming Premier League clash with Fulham.
"We've got to concentrate on Fulham," insisted Carragher.
Carragher is anxious to make sure Liverpool maintain some form with one eye on next week's UEFA Champions League semi-final first-leg clash against Chelsea.
"If we took our eye off them we could end up losing and maybe with it a bit of confidence for when we play Chelsea," he said.
"Fulham are fighting for their lives and it will be tough. They need the points as much as us.
"We must keep our form going as Everton will take it to the wire."
近段时间,红军利物浦在欧冠的表现是越发红火,在联赛中也不断稳定第四的位置。然而赛场之外事情也颇多。主席希克斯和吉列的争端已经吵得世人皆知。CEO帕里和主帅贝尼特斯也被拖入了这场内部战争中。
这对于需要团结气氛的利物浦来说不是一件什么好事情,此时,杰米·卡拉格站出来希望队友们能忘记赛场外的一些琐事,而是应该集中精力打好即将到来的与富勒姆的比赛。
“我们应该多考虑富勒姆而不是别的什么乱七八糟的东西。”卡拉格强调
同时这位队副对队伍能否保持稳定的状态,并且在下周的冠军杯半决赛有好的表现,表示了一定的担忧。
“要是我们不去研究对手的话那么输球是肯定的,也许留下的就是那么点的自信。富勒姆正在为保级而战,但是我们也不会手下留情的。我们也需要分数来确保不埃弗顿反超。”