Jamie Carragher called straight after Sky Sports mocked him | Football

Jamie Carragher has revealed he has asked Sky Sports to stop publishing footage of Gianfranco Zola dribbling past him. Chelsea against Liverpool. The expert made an outstanding playing career for the club and the country.

He became the Reds’ second longest-serving player and won 11 trophies, including the 2005 Champions League. Carragher also made 38 appearances for England between 1999 and 2010, taking part in three major tournaments.

But even great football players have days off. And one of Carragher’s most infamous moments came at Stamford Bridge in May 2003 in a 2-1 defeat. Premier League rivals

He looked particularly stupid Chelsea the hero of Zola, who put him on the floor not once, but twice. It is shared regularly on social media and Carragher explains Football AZ podcast: “I get sent this clip every year on my anniversary; I think it’s sometime in the middle of May.

“Coincidentally during the international break, because there’s not a lot of football, Sky’s social media department decided to just put this clip up and say, ‘Look, Zola is spinning Carragher.’

“I contacted Sky, sent them a DM and said: ‘I should be one of your top pundits, you’re making fun of me. It’s not even for the anniversary. I’m not against the anniversary, but I’m not “I don’t want it to be in the middle of October when it happened in the middle of May.”

There was no shame in being bound by Zola, who cemented his legacy as Chelsea superb during his six-odd years in west London, impressing fans with his skill and helping the club to five trophies. His unique talent was something the Premier League had hardly seen before.

Carragher admitted he was one of the best players he had faced, adding: “Yeah, he was brilliant. I’ll never forget the game Liverpool played Chelsea twice in about two or three weeks and one of them was a famous cup match where Chelsea came back with a score of 4-2. Another game Chelsea won 1-0 in the league.

“At that stage I was just traveling with the team, I wasn’t on the bench. I remember just watching Dzola and I just couldn’t believe how good he was. You know, at pitch level you’re really short, maybe realize the speed of the game.

“How small he was, but how stocky he was, how strong he was. The way he used to control the ball. I feel that when we talk about foreign players, he was one of those who at the beginning we will always remember, we’ll always have a special bond with him, (Eric) Cantona, (Dennis) Bergkamp. They felt like the first real superstars.”