Jamie Carragher says he was told to model his game on future Manchester United Champions League winner Teddy Sheringham when he was a young player.
Former Liverpool defender Carragher may have found fame playing at the back for the Reds, but he actually started out as a striker in local Merseyside football.
His performances in attack earned him a place at English football's former national school of excellence at Lilleshall, where he says Sheringham was a name that coaches would often stress to players. “I went to the national school as a centre-forward, and it was a different way of playing than what I’d been used to at Liverpool, it was a lot more direct," Carragher told Sky Sports. “I don’t mean that in terms of smashing the ball
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