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Another aspect of Bellamy's compatibility that make him a perfect fit for what Liverpool are looking to do is obviously his desire to win trophies.

That's why he came to Liverpool, and that's why Kenny Dalglish was brought back as manager.

Craig Bellamy plays with a burning desire to win. He always has and he always will.

To try and temper that would be to take away from what has made him a such a good player for so many years. Bellamy's not a nice guy on the pitch and that's exactly what Liverpool need.

For far too long Liverpool have been far too nice and nice teams don't win titles. You only need to look at Arsenal to see that. Liverpool need a nasty streak and Bellamy will bring that.

I'm not talking about kicking players here, I'm talking about standing up to the opposition and letting them know you're not going to be pushed about.

Bellamy's desire to win, work ethic and refusal to back down could also be the key to unlocking the enigma that has thus far been Andy Carroll. Carroll is Liverpool's record signing and thus far has not lived up to his billing.

Liverpool fans will make excuses, blame injuries, bad luck and a lack of support from his team-mates. The truth is that Carroll's bad performances and down to him and him alone because he's simply not putting in the effort.

Carroll is playing games at a walking pace right now, putting in the minimal amount of effort, not chasing lost causes, not harassing defenders, not helping his team and giving his team-mates an earful when they fail to deliver the ball to exactly where he is standing.

If there is one player who will get on his case about this, it's Craig Bellamy. Bellamy will not care that Carroll dwarves him. If he feels that the big man is not pulling his weight, Bellamy will get right in his face and let him know.

If Bellamy can take the fire that burns deep within him, and use it to light one under Carroll then Liverpool will start to see a return on their massive investment.

Carroll was highly motivated at Newcastle because he was playing for his boyhood team and as a result of that, he scored goals. That motivation seems to have been left behind on Tyneside when he made his move to Liverpool.

Carroll has a nasty streak inside that resembles that which Bellamy proudly wears on his sleeve. The two greatest England centre-forwards of all time, Nat Lofthouse and Alan Shearer have both had a nasty side to them which they were not afraid to use to get the better of defenders.

Liverpool hope Carroll can become the next great English centre-forward, he will need to use his nasty side if he wants to live up to their expectations. Bellamy can teach him to do that.

Getting that motivation back into Carroll is half the battle. The other is finding the right partner for him. As I mentioned on the previous slide, I believe that right now that is Bellamy. It's a partnership I'm hoping we will see Liverpool use in the cup games as they keep the starting pair of Kuyt and Suarez rested for the league matches.

Bellamy can also act as something of a mentor for Carroll. There's a lot of similarities between the two. Both made big money moves at early ages to clubs were expectations ran high.

Obviously the £6million Newcastle paid for Bellamy is nothing in comparison to what Liverpool paid for Carroll, but at the time it did represent a pretty big investment in such a young player and it came with a lot of pressure.

At 22 Bellamy was a limited player with one primary weapon, just as Carroll is now. Bellamy's pace was to him what ability in the air is to Carroll. Carroll has shown no improvement in any other aspect of his game.

If Bellamy can relay his own experiences on expanding his repertoire and improving his own all-round game to Carroll, then the young striker could start to develop into something resembling the top class striker Liverpool hoped they were buying.