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Jake Livermore eyes continued first-team role at Tottenham after Everton victory
Whilst the 22-year-old is aware of the competition from Scott Parker and Luka Modric at White Hart Lane, he is hoping to build on the 23 appearances has made so far this season
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Jan 12, 2012 2:32:00 PM
By Nathan Lowe
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Jake Livermore is confident of establishing his place in the Tottenham first team, after making his 23rd appearance for the club this season in Wednesday's 2-0 victory over Everton.
The 22-year-old deputised for the injured Scott Parker in an impressive 90 minutes during the clash at White Hart Lane, in which goals from Aaron Lennon and Benoit Assou-Ekotto saw Spurs draw level on points with Manchester United in the Premier League table.
Although Livermore respects the pecking order, and has stars like Parker and Luka Modric to compete with, the Enfield-born central midfielder is hopeful he can make an impact on the starting XI.
"I want to be here at Tottenham," he told London 24. "I want to establish myself here in midfield - but obviously I realise it's difficult with the quality in front of me.
"To be honest if you'd said at the start of the season that I'd have played 23 games at this stage, I would have been delighted with that. The manager's shown good faith in me and I've been happy with the opportunity I've been given.
"I'm playing behind England's main man and Luka Modric one of the best midfielders in the Premier League, if not the world.
"There's players like Jermain Defoe on the bench, and Niko Kranjcar and Steven Pienaar. We've got a great squad, we're all fighting for the same spot and we want Tottenham to do well, so when called upon I just want to come in and do my job."
Livermore is also relishing the opportunity to learn from established players such as Parker.
"I think everyone's got their own style of play, but every time I watch Scotty [Parker] play I take bits from him," he said.
"In my eyes he's England main man and if I can take bits of him, bits of Luka and bits of Sandro then you can only learn, playing amongst these sort of players. You'd have one hell of a player if you could put those three together!"
After spending time on loan at lower league clubs like Crewe and MK Dons, the Spurs man has admitted it is becoming increasingly harder for young players to break through into top Premier League sides.
"I think it's definitely got harder to break through, especially at the bigger clubs where there's bigger competition," he said. "But I've been happy with the game time I've had, especially being at such a good club.
"Is it hard to stay confident? I think that's all down to the individual. I've never doubted my ability and the managers put a lot of confidence in me as well, throwing me into big games, like at Manchester United. He brought me on against Manchester City too, and Arsenal.
"It gives you a great big lift. I'll have to give him a lot of credit for keeping my confidence high. And, generally, I think when you're playing with good players every day, it's hard not to be confident."
The 22-year-old deputised for the injured Scott Parker in an impressive 90 minutes during the clash at White Hart Lane, in which goals from Aaron Lennon and Benoit Assou-Ekotto saw Spurs draw level on points with Manchester United in the Premier League table.
Although Livermore respects the pecking order, and has stars like Parker and Luka Modric to compete with, the Enfield-born central midfielder is hopeful he can make an impact on the starting XI.
"I want to be here at Tottenham," he told London 24. "I want to establish myself here in midfield - but obviously I realise it's difficult with the quality in front of me.
"To be honest if you'd said at the start of the season that I'd have played 23 games at this stage, I would have been delighted with that. The manager's shown good faith in me and I've been happy with the opportunity I've been given.
"I'm playing behind England's main man and Luka Modric one of the best midfielders in the Premier League, if not the world.
"There's players like Jermain Defoe on the bench, and Niko Kranjcar and Steven Pienaar. We've got a great squad, we're all fighting for the same spot and we want Tottenham to do well, so when called upon I just want to come in and do my job."
Livermore is also relishing the opportunity to learn from established players such as Parker.
"I think everyone's got their own style of play, but every time I watch Scotty [Parker] play I take bits from him," he said.
"In my eyes he's England main man and if I can take bits of him, bits of Luka and bits of Sandro then you can only learn, playing amongst these sort of players. You'd have one hell of a player if you could put those three together!"
After spending time on loan at lower league clubs like Crewe and MK Dons, the Spurs man has admitted it is becoming increasingly harder for young players to break through into top Premier League sides.
"I think it's definitely got harder to break through, especially at the bigger clubs where there's bigger competition," he said. "But I've been happy with the game time I've had, especially being at such a good club.
"Is it hard to stay confident? I think that's all down to the individual. I've never doubted my ability and the managers put a lot of confidence in me as well, throwing me into big games, like at Manchester United. He brought me on against Manchester City too, and Arsenal.
"It gives you a great big lift. I'll have to give him a lot of credit for keeping my confidence high. And, generally, I think when you're playing with good players every day, it's hard not to be confident."
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