Jamie Carragher refuses to take his place at Liverpool for granted.
But with the arrival of new manager Roy Hodgson - and teenage centre-back Danny Wilson from Rangers - the former England international knows his reputation will count for little if he cannot back it up with performances.
"You never know what might happen," said Carragher as he prepared to enter his 15th season in the Liverpool first team.
"Last year after a few games, the whole world had written me off and said I was finished.
"But in the second half of the season, along with Javier Mascherano and Pepe (Reina), I was probably one of the most consistent players and when you look at how the defence played, we managed to keep 18 clean sheets.
"That's gone now and you have to do it all again. There is going to be a challenge and it has always been the case that players will want to take your place but you just have to be ready for the challenge.
"I played every week for Rafa for six years but I've got to prove myself again.
"Even if Rafa had still been here that would have been the case.
"There will be a time when I don't play 50 games a season but I've no intention of it happening this year."
