Brendan Rodgers ‘overdid’ it labelling Joe Allen ‘the Welsh Xavi’, says Jamie Carragher
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dailystar.co.ukBrendan Rodgers went over the top by labelling Joe Allen as the 'Welsh Xavi' in the documentary 'Being: Liverpool ', according to Reds hero Jamie Carragher.
The fly-on-the-wall series was filmed between April and September 2012, covering a turbulent period with the end of Kenny Dalglish’s reign and the opening months of Rodgers’ tenure.
In the third episode, Rodgers puts his arm around Allen and announces: “This is the Welsh Xavi. For me, Joe is a unique player. "He’s a British player who is hungry for the ball.
He’s embarrassed if he loses the ball. He’s 5ft 6in or 5ft 7in but in terms of football talent he’s 6ft 7in.” Livepool paid £15m to sign Allen from Swansea but he was shipped off to Stoke after four seasons in which he made 132
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