Jamie Carragher has revealed his strict rules and how he kept his Liverpool team-mates in line when voting for the PFA Player of the Year award.Jamie Carragher dominates the Liverpool dressing room.
According to the legend of the Reds, it was not a democracy.That’s because the former defender, who made 737 appearances for the club and won the Champions League in 2005, had strict rules when it came to voting for the PFA Player of the Year.
A Sky Sports pundit explained the process on the Stick to Football podcast, sponsored by Sky Bet.Carragher sat down with Gary Neville, Ian Wright, Roy Keane and Jill Scott to discuss this year’s PFA award nominees.
He beat out some of the no-nominees for the award in Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah, two of Liverpool’s best performances this season, but his playing days were far more controversial. Ian Wright, now 45, has been asked if Arsenal stars are “political” when choosing award nominees.
He said: “I’m basically wearing the [PFA] kit. If someone thinks there’s a decent chance of getting something, they’ll take off their uniform. Either Stevie [Derrard] has a chance or [Fernando] Torres has a player’s chance. Dog [in the locker room]: “No one can vote for the other side!” “I’m sure it will!”Wright replied:
“Wow, Jamie, that’s really embarrassing,” and Keane laughed and said: “It’s childish and so immature.” It’s not OK.” And perhaps disingenuously Neville: “We’re not going to do that,” Carragher said, shrugging and smiling.
