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21st February 2015
09:43am GMT

So what about the current squad's chances?
"They've got some good players. It's difficult for England right now because you would say it's a transitional period of trying to figure out what formation to play and what to do with themselves. They've got some good players who are playing at good teams. Good individual players - Wilshere, players like that; Sturridge and Danny Ings is coming, he looks exciting. Andy Carroll. You need different players like that, you can't have the same players up front all the time. Cahill's doing reasonably well at the back so it's looking okay and I believe we've got one of the best goalkeepers in world football." (We'll assume he meant Fraser Forster...)
Big Heskey though is keen to address that if and when he makes the step into the technical area. He spoke to us during the week about his ambitions to become a coach some day and he's definitely experienced enough all over the field to know what's going on. Whilst his size has probably stereotyped the Leicester-born player into a big man role up top, the reality of it is that he has probably proved more versatile than a lot of professionals have.
“When I was younger, I played in every position," he said. "When I came into the first team, I played left. I made my debut up front but we had two or three established centre forwards already so Martin O’Neill put me on the left. I was quick. I’m quick, I can play on the wing, just run down the wing and cross the ball. So I played on the left because we already had right wingers.
“There was a game when we played three at the back and I played left wing back and there was another game where I had to play centre mid. So I’ve played everywhere, but that will only help your understanding of football. You can do every job – as long as you’re willing to run around and understand the job – you can do every job on the pitch if you wish to. You might not do it specifically as someone who’s thinking ‘that’s my position’, that’s what he’s focused on, but you would do a good job.
“Do you really want to pigeon hole yourself? If you pigeon hole yourself as a holding midfielder and we play a 4-4-2, can I play you? If you pigeon hole yourself as a number 10 and again I play 4-4-2 or I want to play a flat three in the middle, can I play you?"
You've heard it, lads. Your future boss has warned you.
Another Liverpool legend comes to Tv3 next week with Luis Garcia analysing the return leg of the Besiktas Europa League clash (Thursday 26 February, 5.50pm). TV3 are also showing Champions League games on Tuesdays with a mouthwatering tie between Manchester City and Barcelona up this Tuesday (7.30pm) with Gaizka Mendieta and Kevin Kilbane.Explore more on these topics: