Defender

Sami Hyypia

Friday, December 29th, 2006

imageCurrent or Legend? Current Squad
Date of Birth: 7 October 1973
Date Started at LFC: 2000
Number of Appearances: 391
Position: Defender
Goals Scored: 26
Previous Clubs Pallo-Peikot, KuMu, MyPa Anjalankoski, Willem II

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Sami Hyypia plays centre half and is from Finland.  Lots of people think he is one of the best centre-halves in Europe, and I think I would agree.  He is strong, great at headers and always seems to know where the ball is going to go.  He is a big favourite with the Kop.

Sami started playing with a club called MyPa Anjalankoski, and he helped them win the Finnish Cup in 1992. He made his international debut for Finland against Tunisia.  In 1995 he was spotted and signed by Willem II from Holland.

After Liverpool sold Fowler and Redknapp, Sami was made captain by Gerard Houllier in April 2002 until Steven Gerrard took over October 2003.

Jamie Carragher

Friday, December 29th, 2006

imageCurrent or Legend? Current Squad
Date of Birth: 28 January 1978
Date Started at LFC: 1996
Number of Appearances: 444
Position: Defender
Goals Scored: 4
Previous Clubs Trainee

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If there’s one player you can guarantee will give you 100 per cent every game it’s Jamie Carragher – he is ace.

He signed as a professional in October 1996 and played his first game in the second leg of the Coca Cola Cup semi-final against Middlesbrough.  Three months later he played his first premiership game for Liverpool and celebrated it by scoring with a header at the Kop end against Aston Villa.  How cool is that!! :)

He is one of my favourite players because he really wants to win, and he always plays hard but fair.  My Dad says he would have Carragher in any team he ever picked, and I would, too,