Crouch hopes Fowler stays at Anfield
Apr 5 2006
By Paul Walker Daily Post Correspondent
PETER CROUCH has made it pretty clear he hopes Robbie Fowler is rewarded with a new contract to keep him at Liverpool after this season.
The former England man admits he is sweating on whether manager Rafael Benitez is going to extend his short-term deal which runs out on July 1. But Crouch's comments that it is an "honour" to play alongside Fowler underline his opinion on the subject of whether Fowler - who has now over-taken Kenny Dalglish in the club's all-time scoring list - stays at the club.
Crouch said: "For me personally it's an honour just to be in the same team as him because he's been such a great player over the years, and obviously with myself being a striker you watch players like him and learn from him."
Crouch added: "It's a pleasure to play with him and if I can learn things from him in training and take parts of his game to mine then it can only benefit myself.
"He has proved over the years what good move-ment he has got and what a good finisher he is. Even in training you can see by his finishing just how top quality he is, and hope-fully I can learn from him."
Crouch revealed he was also at last happy with his own scoring form after scoring 12 goals in his last 25 games.
He said: "A lot was made at the start of this season when I wasn't scoring but it's taken me time to settle in.
"I feel really settled now and when I go into games I'm thinking I am going to score which is a good feeling to have.
"I must thank the fans for their support and that is what has been so good for me. When you come to a new club you hope to have a good rapport with the fans and hopefully I have got that. They have been top clbutt with me ever since I arrived and walked through the door, it is a pleasure to play for a club like this."
Another striker aiming to make his mark at Anfield is 17-year-old trialist Lee Tomlin, who played his first match in a Liverpool shirt as a substitute for the final 26 minutes of the reserves' 1-0 win over Birmingham on Monday. Tomlin is on a week's trial from Rush-den & Diamonds.
