Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Allen Believes Liverpool Can Reign Like Spain

Liverpool midfielder Joe Allen wants Brendan Rodgers to embrace Spanish philosophy on Merseyside in the hope of emulating Barcelona.

The diminutive playmaker was a central figure in Swansea’s passing style of football last season and was recruited by the Anfield club for £15m in the summer.

Physical players like Andy Carroll and Charlie Adam have been shipped out by Rodgers, and Allen supports the technique-based ethos his boss is trying to recreate at Liverpool.

"For me, Luis Aragones [former Spain manager] has been a pioneer in this field, an apostle of the game, he has found that technique can achieve goals. Talent is the key," Allen told Spanish newspaper Marca.

"Physical strength is important but you can acquire that through training. Talent is innate. Otherwise you cannot play football.

"I think talent is essential in football. On the pitch the technique is what makes the difference, not physical force."

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