New Liverpool signing Rickie Lambert has released a statement on the club’s official website after agreeing a two-year deal at the club.
The Reds have spent £4million in bringing their former-youth player back to the club from Southampton, and after completing his medical and signing the paperwork, Lambert spoke to the club’s official website and had this to say about his ‘dream move’.
‘I can’t believe it,’ Lambert old the club’s official website. ‘I’ve loved this club all my life. I left here 17 years ago – and I haven’t stopped loving it since.
‘I have always dreamt of playing for Liverpool, but I did kind of think the chance of playing for them had gone. I didn’t think the chance would come.
‘I know how big Liverpool are – and it means everything to me – but I know what is important; I know it’s what I do on the pitch and the minutes I play. I know that’s what matters, and that’s what I’ll be focused on.’
‘I was at Liverpool from age 10 to 15 and I was basically told I wasn’t good enough, which obviously was a hard thing to take at the time.
‘I thought it was the end of the world. But I can tell people in the same situation that it is not the end of the world. It should drive you on to succeed even more.’
As for Liverpool manager, Brendan Rodgers, he has had this to say after completing his first Summer signing.
‘I’ve seen Rickie Lambert over the years and he’s one of those players that probably never got the recognition for what a really good footballer he is,’ Rodgers said.
‘It’s only late on in his career – at 29, 30, 31 – that people are really starting to focus on his qualities.
‘He was probably seen as the traditional big No 9, a British striker that is good in the air.
‘But he’s one of the most accomplished footballers I’ve seen.
‘It has been so refreshing that he’s got his call into the England team, and he certainly hasn’t let anyone down – he has been outstanding.
‘Look at his touch, look at the level of his goals, the different types of goals he has scored over his career, and he’s a specialist on penalties as well.
‘I think he is a terrific footballer and any team he plays against, he’s always a handful.’
Written by Alex Batt – @AlexBatt – @AlexsArticles
