[lfc-news] Carra: I told him to do a Brucie - Echo

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Liverpool Echo, 26 May 2005
Carra: I told him to do a Brucie
By Chris Bascombe, Liverpool Echo

JAMIE CARRAGHER ordered goalkeeping hero Jerzy Dudek to 'do a Brucie'
before the dramatic penalty shoot-out.

Bruce Grobbelaar famously psyched out the Italians of Roma in 1984, when
Liverpool last lifted the trophy.

Carragher recalled how experienced stars crumbled at the sight of the
keeper's wobbly knees and thought the Pole could use a similar trick.

Dudek's efforts had the required impact when he saved Andriy
Shevchenko's penalty to win the European Cup for his side.

"I told Jerzy what Bruce Grobbelaar did to put the Italians off in 1984
because he had to be doing everything he could to get the same thing to
happen, " revealed Carragher.

"Whether it worked or not, I don't know, but I saw the way he kept
squeezing the ball every time one of their players walked up to the
penalty box.

"Maybe it did have an impact or maybe he didn't have a clue what I was
talking about. He says he was a Liverpool fan when he joined, but they
all say that when they come here, don't they?

"Jerzy will be remembered as a legend forever for what he's done now.

" The save he made from Shevchenko just before the end was unbelievable.
I was just waiting for the ball to hit the back of the net. I thought it
was game over."

Carragher was still in a state of shock hours after the whistle,
admitting the magnitude of the achievement still hadn't sunk in.

"I've not been able to celebrate yet. I just can't believe it's
happened," he said, still shaking his head.

"There was a similar scenario against Arsenal a few years ago when we
came back from an impossible position. We were dead and buried that day,
too, but when you come back and win like that it makes it feel even sweeter.

"I never believed we could get back in this one. When we went out in the
second half, I was just thinking we've got to make sure we don't
embarrass ourselves even more.

"I thought we might lose four or five-nil and I didn't want it to be a
final remembered for being so onesided. That was my big concern.

"The first goal in the second half was crucial. After that, we seemed to
be pushing them back. To do what we've done must make this one of the
greatest finals of all time.

"It will never be bettered. Maybe we can win it again, but not in the
manner we've done this."

While some Liverpool players took exception to Milan's half-time
celebrations, Carragher thinks their attitude was understandable.

"It didn't bother me they were confident at half time. So would I have
been if we'd been 3-0 up," he said.

"The belief we got from the supporters drove us on and after we scored
they seemed to go down a notch. We were getting more tackles in and
winning more second balls.

"Then, by the time the second half of extra time came, we'd gone. All of
us had cramp and tight hamstrings and calves. We were hanging on for
penalties and grateful for them in the end."

Liverpool's win is sure to offer a platform for a Premiership challenge
next season, but Carragher wanted to savour the moment rather than look
too far ahead.

"I'm not thinking of next season. I just want to enjoy this and go out
on the ale to celebrate," he said.

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