Jamie Carragher is better than me says Hanson

By Redsfan
May 5 2005

Reds legend Alan Hanson has heaped praise on Liverpool’s best player this season, Jamie Carragher, after his awesome performance against Chelsea on Tuesday night.

Hanson said:

"The outstanding performer for me on Tuesday night was Jamie Carragher at the heart of the Liverpool defence," says Hansen. "Carragher is 10 times a better defender than I could ever be. He is a completely different player. He is a great defender whereas I was not. My strengths were on the ball, positional sense and recovery pace. The way he held Chelsea at bay was unbelievable. I'm sitting there in awe of how many times he intercepted, blocked and covered. I think if we look at Liverpool greats over the years - and there have been a lot of them - Carragher is up there with the best of them.

"When you play in big games like this it is a pressurised situation. You learn to play under the pressure and that certainly improves your game. We've seen that at Chelsea with Frank Lampard and John Terry. It improved them and now it is improving Carragher. He is absolutely relishing the big-match atmosphere. Jamie has always been Mr Consistency but this season he has been amazing in that department and in the games against Juventus and Chelsea he has elevated himself to hero status. He deserves all that praise."