By John Edwards Follow @@JEAlty If Brazil was a destination Rickie Lambert could never have envisaged appearing on the landscape this time last year, the same could surely be said of his native Liverpool. Twelve months on, after firmly establishing himself as one of the Barclays Premier League’s most accomplished strikers, both are dominating the skyline for the 32-year old. Not only is he Brazil-bound with England’s World Cup squad, he’s heading there as a Liverpool player. It is a remarkable development for the former Southampton frontrunner, and if he was even more taken aback by Liverpool’s £4million outlay than the call-up from Roy Hodgson, he was not alone.
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Liverpool set to land Lambert for £4m from Southampton
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Carroll spent an unhappy time at Anfield before being sold to West Ham
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Lambert has much better minute per goal ratio and is off to the World Cup in Brazil with England
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The 32-year-old can supplement Luis Suarez and Daniel Sturridge and isn't just a standard British No 9
He is much more than just a good finisher, and if you look at some of the goals I’ve scored for @placeholder, you’ll see that.’