SM
Thursday, March 28
Upcoming predictions and previews

Newcastle United midfielder Jonjo Shelvey admits he left Liverpool too soon

:Headline: Newcastle United midfielder Jonjo Shelvey admits he left Liverpool too soon: ID:399322: from db_amp
Jonjo Shelvey, now at Newcastle United, acknowledges that he should have remained at Liverpool during the earlier stages of his career.

Jonjo Shelvey has suggested that he wishes he had remained at Liverpool during the early stages of his career.

At a time when he was only regarded as a backup option at Anfield, Shelvey moved to Swansea City, where he quickly became an important part of the starting lineup.

However, despite having established himself as a Premier League player with Newcastle United, the former England international has acknowledged that he has some regrets about his departure from Liverpool in 2013.

Speaking to Sky Sports News, the 28-year-old said: "I was only 21 when I left. I don't think you would find many other players who go there at 17 and leave at 21 and I think that speaks a lot of what I'm like as a character. I wasn't happy playing one or two games then coming out of the team. I wanted to carry on playing week in, week out.

"I'd been on loan at Blackpool, and at Charlton I'd been obviously playing at such an early age. I don't think that helped because you get that knack for playing games and constantly being in the team. When you're playing once and then not playing for six games, I don't care what any footballer says, you don't feel involved. You don't feel part of the team.

"I think that was the feeling I wanted but, in hindsight, should I have stayed? Probably, yeah. Even if it was only for another year or two, just to see how things changed, but it is what it is at the end of the day.

"Every decision I've made in my career was just to play, to try and get as much game-time as possible. I can't say I've got too many regrets."

In all competitions for Liverpool, Shelvey scored seven goals from 31 starts and 38 substitute appearances.

amp_article__399322 : Database Data restored...  : 
last updated article - 2020-06-04 23:18:41:
html db last update - 2021-03-11 17:51:25 :

ex - 7200 : read : read cache amp html

Click here for more stories about Jonjo Shelvey

Click here for more stories about Liverpool

Share this article now:
Read more about Jonjo Shelvey Football
Recommended Next on SM
Premier League Table
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Arsenal28204470244664
2Liverpool28197265263964
3Manchester CityMan City28196363283563
4Aston Villa29175760421856
5Tottenham HotspurSpurs28165759421753
6Manchester UnitedMan Utd28152113939047
7West Ham UnitedWest Ham2912894650-444
8Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton2811985044642
9Wolverhampton WanderersWolves28125114244-241
10Newcastle UnitedNewcastle281241259481140
11Chelsea27116104745239
12Fulham29115134344-138
13Bournemouth2898114152-1135
14Crystal Palace2878133348-1529
15Brentford2975174154-1326
16Everton2887132939-1025
17Luton TownLuton2957174260-1822
18Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest2967163551-1621
19Burnley2945202963-3417
20Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd2835202474-5014
Scroll for more - Tap for full version


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
AL
Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!

Loading ...

Failed to load data.



. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .