{"id":301871,"date":"2023-12-09T08:39:31","date_gmt":"2023-12-09T08:39:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=301871"},"modified":"2023-12-09T08:39:31","modified_gmt":"2023-12-09T08:39:31","slug":"four-liverpool-cult-heroes-you-forgot-were-still-playing-outside-of-the-prem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/four-liverpool-cult-heroes-you-forgot-were-still-playing-outside-of-the-prem\/","title":{"rendered":"Four Liverpool cult heroes you forgot were still playing outside of the Prem"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Jurgen Klopp astonished by four incredible Liverpool goals<\/h3>\n<p>Liverpool fans could have plenty to cheer about this year as the Red tussle with Manchester City and Arsenal for the Premier League title. And there are a handful of cult heroes who have moved on and may also be cheering the team on from afar.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Luis Suarez<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Suarez needs no introduction and his three years at Anfield will live long in the memory. Liverpool came so close to winning the Premier League with Suarez as their No 9 but he departed with just one medal &#8211; the 2012 League Cup.<\/p>\n<p>The Uruguayan won a host of personal accolades during his final year on Merseyside, in which he scored 31 goals in 33 matches.<\/p>\n<p>That earned him a move to Barcelona and his link up with Lionel Messi and Neymar made them the dominant force in Spain, winning four consecutive La Liga titles. The 36-year-old is still plying his trade for Brazilian outfit Gremio but injuries are creeping in and his career may soon be brought to a close.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/67\/590x\/secondary\/5098270.jpg?r=1701691510931\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/67\/590x\/secondary\/5098272.jpg?r=1701691511018\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Martin Skrtel<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Slovakian centre-back left Anfield in 2016, where he went on to make 79 appearances in the Turkish league.<\/p>\n<p>Skrtel continued his professional career with Slovakian top-division side Spartak Trnava before leaving in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>The 38-year-old has since returned to his home country to fulfill his promise of finishing his career at his boyhood amateur club FK Hajskala Raztocno, who play in a local league in Prievidza.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Support fearless journalism<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Read The Daily Express online, advert free<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Get super-fast page loading<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/logo\/logo-premium-subscription.png\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Joe Allen<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Allen drew comparisons to Xavi and Andrea Pirlo during his four years with Liverpool. It took a couple of years for the midfielder to find his feet after arriving from Swansea in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>But fans, particularly on social media, loved hyping up their Welsh wizard. Allen has returned to his home nation and features for Championship side Swansea.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the comparisons, Allen previously said: &#8220;It\u2019s a dangerous one (the Pirlo comparisons) because I had \u2018the Welsh Xavi\u2019 tag for a while and that didn\u2019t really do me too many favours.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s the way you have to take it (as a joke). I have got a sense of humour. There have been loads of things that are really funny. I\u2019m hoping I have a big influence on everyone. I\u2019ve seen a few more beards than normal. It\u2019s the long hair next. I can\u2019t say I have many of the lads copying me but there you go.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have to say there\u2019s been a few things sent my way that\u2019s had me crying with laughter. The biblical references of recent times have been quite funny.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/sport\/football\/1841862\/Liverpool-cult-heroes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jurgen Klopp astonished by four incredible Liverpool goals Liverpool fans could have plenty to cheer about this year as the <span class=\"more-text\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":301870,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Four Liverpool cult heroes you forgot were still playing outside of the Prem - Sportstons<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/four-liverpool-cult-heroes-you-forgot-were-still-playing-outside-of-the-prem\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Four Liverpool cult heroes you forgot were still playing outside of the Prem - 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