Jamie Carragher reveals he ‘enforced a strict voting rule’ in the Liverpool dressing room
- The 45-year-old expert shed light on how teams vote for the player of the year
- He did not want one of Gerrard’s rivals to win the prize instead of his teammate
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Jamie Carragher has revealed a strict voting role he enforced in the Liverpool dressing room when he played.
The 45-year-old former defender turned pundit shed light on the PFA Player of the Year selection earlier this week.
Speaking about the Stick to football podcast, is sponsored by Sky bethe responded to Ian Wright and Jill Scott’s explanation of how they make their selection for the Player of the Year award.
‘I would get the (PFA) forms (at Liverpool) and if I thought someone had a decent chance of winning something – Stevie (Gerrard) or Fernando Torres for player of the year – it would be like (in the dressing room ), “Well, no one can vote for their rival!” he said.
In response, Ian Wright described it as ‘disgraceful’, while Roy Keane said: ‘That’s childish, very immature. That is not good.’
Jamie Carragher revealed the strict rule he had in the Liverpool dressing room
‘I would see to that! I would tell the players you can’t vote for him!’
Yesterday, Carragher branded Everton owner Farhad Moshiri one of England’s “worst club owners ever” and branded his legacy a “shambles” in the wake of fresh breaches by the Toffees of Premier League spending rules.
Only one Liverpool player even won the award while Carragher was at Liverpool, and that was Gerrard who collected the award in 2005.
The England international made 508 appearances for the Reds in a career that spanned 17 years.
Man City’s Erling Haaland won the PFA Player of the Year award, but there was major controversy over whether he should have won the FIFA Best Player of 2023.
Lionel Messi eventually won the award after his World Cup-winning season, but Haaland’s record 52-goal season was overlooked.
Steven Gerrard was the only Liverpool player to win the award during Carragher’s time there
The Norwegian also recorded the most goals and assists ever (44) in a 38-match Premier League season.
Many fans felt it was unfair, also considering he won the treble with City, compared to that of Messi, whose biggest club achievement was winning Ligue 1.
Elsewhere in the awards, Messi became the first player in football history to be included in the World XI for seventeen consecutive seasons.
Jamie Carragher spoke at the Stick to football podcast, brought to you by Sky bet.