John Barnes

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Stick to Football · John Barnes: Liverpool Legend, Battles with United & Tackling Racism | Stick to Football EP 112 · 22 Jan 2026 podcast

So you're going to play as a centre-back for this team.

So from the age of 12 till 16, when I went to Sudbury Court for six months before I went to Watford, the only position I played was centre-back.

I was never a centre-back.

But because the team were winning 10-0 and no one wanted to play there, he said, that's where you're going to play.

So for four years, I played only as a centre-back, never played anywhere else.

When I went to the men's team at 16, you weren't playing as a centre-back in the men's league in those days.

So that's when I went to play on the left wing.

Three months later, I played for Watford.

But the responsibility was for the team, so I played as a centre-back for four years.

Well, it's more to do with the fact that whatever the responsibility for the team is, that's what you do.

I'm a Scouser, mate.

Everybody is the same, but your response is different.

So we all felt that.

Everybody felt that.

But let me tell you about the essence of Liverpool.

I'm sure Man United would have been the same, but I can only speak for Liverpool and Watford, is that it's never been about Dalgish and Rush.

It's always been about the team.

So there's no way Kenny or Rush, he has two superstars in the team, or Kevin Keegan and John Tuchek before, could have felt more important than any of the other players.

So Rush and Kenny, we can't help the way fans see us.

Fans are always going to put the superstar players above their teammates.

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