Source: Daily_Mail
Jamie Carragher would love Kenny Dalglish to be made Liverpool boss permanently
Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher admitted the players would love to see Kenny Dalglish installed as permanent boss after the Reds recorded their fourth successive victory by beating Chelsea 1-0 at Stamford Bridge.[LNB] The win saw the Reds move up tosixth in the Barclays Premier League standings as the club continuetheir recovery under caretaker boss Dalglish following the departure ofRoy Hodgson.[LNB] On a roll: Raul Meireles celebrates bagging his fourth in five games [LNB] Carragheradmitted the players did not perform well enough under Hodgson, but isnow keen to look to the future.[LNB] 'I have great respect for Roy so I'd never say 'things have changed for the better' and that type of stuff,' he said.[LNB]'As a club and as players we didn't do enough to help the manager out -the performances weren't good enough and obviously the managers takethe brunt of it.[LNB]Carragher also backed Fernando Torres to be asuccess for Chelsea after spoiling the Spain striker's Blues debut byhelping the Merseysiders triumph.[LNB] Raul Meireles hooked home fromclose range after 68 minutes to secure three points for Dalglish's visitors - moments after Torres had been replaced by SalomonKalou.[LNB] [LNB]Carragher said: 'Good players come and go.[LNB] 'We've played against plenty of players (who have left)... we used to play against Robbie Fowler when he went to Leeds... it's not easy. You know the quality.[LNB] 'Fernando is one of the best strikers in the world and I'm sure he'll prove that for Chelsea but he's not with us now. We've got to focus on our own team, do our own jobs and that's what we did.'[LNB] All smiles: Liverpool's coach Kenny Dalglish (centre), assistant Sammy Lee (left) and Steven Gerrard celebrate beating Chelsea[LNB] 'Things have improved now ad Kenny coming has got everyone onside.[LNB] 'That's not our decision. That's up to the club owners. For everyone, especially me and Stevie (Gerrard), he's a hero to us. The results are obviously going very well. If you're asking me, obviously I'd love him to be the manager.'[LNB]Dalglish refused to drawn on whether he should be offered the manager's job full-time.[LNB] 'My concern is the Wigan match next week,' he said.[LNB] 'The owners have been fantastic in their support during the transfer window.[LNB] 'You've got to give credit to them. I think by their actions they are making decisions that are in the best interests of this football club.'[LNB] Dalglish admitted Liverpool were "on a good roll at the moment".[LNB] 'That's four clean sheets on the bounce which is really important for us. And four victories. We have to take each game as it comes.'[LNB] Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti admitted his team were below par.[LNB] He said: 'We did not play well. Our performance was not good enough to win this game.[LNB] 'Liverpool defended very well and we were not able to find the space.' [LNB] Chelsea 0 Liverpool 1: Meireles the man as Reds ruin Torres' big day at Stamford BridgeAs United lose at last, will Fergie's men hold their nerve in title race?Kenny Dalglish: Rooney finished as an England player? You must be kidding[LNB] [LNB] Explore more:People: Robbie Fowler, Kenny Dalglish, Jamie Carragher, Fernando Torres, Carlo Ancelotti Places: Liverpool, Leeds, Spain
