Jamie Redknapp
Jamie Redknapp
Jamie Frank Redknappis an English retired professional footballer who was active from 1989 until 2005. He is now a pundit at Sky Sports and an editorial sports columnist at the Daily Mail. A technically skilful and creative midfielder, who was also an accurate and powerful free-kick taker, Redknapp played for Bournemouth, Southampton, Liverpool, and Tottenham Hotspur, captaining the latter two. He also gained 17 England caps between 1995 and 1999. His 11 years at Liverpool were the most prolific, playing...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionSoccer Player
Date of Birth25 June 1973
You can't just play on the edge of games - you have to be in the thick of it.
You have to be physical - that's the way it is in a midfield in the modern game.
I haven't counted, obviously, but I reckon I've lost over a year and a half of my career through injury so far.
I've worked on the physical side and I think I'm a player that can do most things.
It's a horrible feeling - there's nothing worse for any player than to be thinking at the back of your mind that there's something wrong with you.
I've been at Liverpool for eight years, and the time has come for us to start achieving.
I'm a footballer, that's my job and that's all I want to be known for.
Although my dad Harry is the manager of West Ham, we get on very well.
Sometimes, you just get a label and it sticks.
I haven't achieved as much as I should have done in my career.
From a personal point of view I want some medals because that is what you aim for when you start out playing.
People have always thought of me as a passer of the ball, but you can't just be that these days.
You've got to do it all, the physical as well as the skilful.
Frank Lampard has a vision for seeing things