Luis Garcia on Anfield: “This is a Special Ground, Everybody Knows That”
The former Liverpool player returned for the Legends game against Barcelona, but played at both ends.
Luis Garcia returned to Anfield for the Liverpool FC Legends game, coached by Kenny Dalglish. He was joined by a number of former Reds - Daniel Agger, Jamie Carragher, Dirk Kuyt and Maxi Rodriguez.
The opponents were Barcelona, also Garcia’s former club. As a result, the Spaniard played the first half as a Red, and the second half as a Barcelona Legend. And he cheekily commented that he knew he was “going to have a chance of winning today”.
Liverpool however lost the game 2-1, despite a Steven Gerrard penalty.
“First half, I struggled a little bit with the chances I had, I didn’t score. But trust me, I wanted to finish them, no luck today”, said Garcia.
“When you come here, you are desperate to perform well, to give everything. You try – your head goes but your body doesn’t follow the orders.”
But he still considered it a special opportunity to return to Anfield.
“I had the chance to play in many different countries and continents and I haven’t seen this anywhere”, he said.
“I think that’s why it’s special – that’s why all the former players want to come here to play, not only from the Liverpool side, also from the Barcelona side. You have to do a list of 22 but there is a long list who would have loved to be here. This is a special ground, everybody knows that.”
Source: liverpooloffside.sbnation.com
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