Warnock - Carson should leave

jimmylibel · April 30, 2007

STEPHEN Warnock has urged his close pal Scott Carson to follow his example and quit Liverpool this summer for the sake of his career.

Carson has earned some rave reviews for his performances with Charlton, where he has spent the season on loan, and Warnock believes his former Anfield team-mate has the ability to challenge Paul Robinson for the England goalkeeper's jersey one day.

However, if Carson is to fulfil his true potential and become a regular on the international stage, Warnock insists he must leave Liverpool and establish himself as a first team regular elsewhere, just as he has done at Blackburn.

advertisement"Everyone has been talking about Ben Foster as a future England goalkeeper and Scott has gone a bit unnoticed," said Warnock, who made 66 appearances in five years at Liverpool.

"But that's probably because Ben has the Manchester United connection, where he is deemed as the long-term replacement for Edwin van der Sar.

"The thing with Scott is he is up against Jose Reina at Liverpool and Jose is a similar age, so it's going to be difficult for Scott to push him out of the team.

"Scott may possibly have to move on from Liverpool to further his career because it is so difficult for a goalkeeper.

"That's the only position he can play. Players like myself can play around the team and get experience that way, but if Scott has to move elsewhere to get his experience it would possibly benefit him.

"It's always hard to leave a club like Liverpool but I have no regrets about making the move.

"If I had still been there, I might not even have been on the bench at Chelsea the other night.

"At Blackburn, I know I am going to be in and around the squad, and that is what I always wanted. You don't want to be sat on the bench or watching on TV.

"If someone turns around in ten years and says do you remember such a player at Liverpool?' nobody would remember him.

"At the end of your career, if you say you've played 700 games at Blackburn or 100 at Liverpool, it's totally different.

"We are professionals. We want to play every game and I'm no different to anybody else."

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Frosty Jack · April 30, 2007

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