May 4, 2015
By Aaron Cutler
On the eve of his departure, Aaron Cutler reflects on the Liverpool career of Glen Johnson and asks how a once top player became a target for the boo boys.
In two weeks’ time Anfield will pay tribute to one of Liverpool’s greatest ever players as our Scouse superhero, the irrepressible Steven Gerrard, dons his cape one final time. On what is certain to be a bittersweet afternoon, Captain Fantastic will bid farewell to his adoring public amidst rapturous applause and a wave of emotion.
But as Gerrard is afforded his rightful send-off, a long-time teammate will exit stage left without so much as a murmur.
Glen Johnson was signed as a buccaneering full-back in 2009, the kind Liverpool had deemed redundant since Roy Evans called time on his adventurous 3-5-2 more than a decade earlier.
Billed as the English equivalent of Dani Alves, Johnson was acquired for a sizable £17 million, a fee that ratcheted up expectations and ultimately became a cross to bear.
For a period he justified the hype, faring admirably in a team languishing in mid-table. But in recent times he has become a figure of fun, chastised by the Twitterati more than any of his under-performing peers.
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