Steven Gerrard
Steven Gerrard
Steven George Gerrard, MBEis an English professional footballer who plays for Major League Soccer club LA Galaxy as a central midfielder. He spent the majority of his career playing for Premier League club Liverpool, with most of that time as their captain...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionAthlete
Date of Birth30 May 1980
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I was trying desperately to set him up near the end because that would have been the icing on the cake. But goals will come for him, because he's brilliant.
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His reception was very disappointing. I played with Michael for several years and he's a world-class player. He's a legend here but the fans didn't want to see him go in the first place. He deserves a standing ovation here for the goals he scored.
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He's a great player. He scores goals in the league, in cup competitions and also in the Champions League,
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We scored two good goals tonight and dominated for 70 minutes but we were all over the place for 20...Unfortunately, we let them back into it.
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We're improving all the time, there's still improvement to show -- we want to win the league and we're not conceding goals which is a good base to start from.
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Paul has had a difficult time but he came through it. He's had a goal drought, but got us back in the game at a very important time and I'm sure more goals will follow.
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I was asked to play in three different positions,
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I think we know the manager really well now, we've worked with him for a long time. We know he's desperate to win this World Cup and I don't think the relationship with the players has been affected by what's happened recently.
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We've got the best blend of youth, experience and quality the club's seen in a while. We have a gang of very hungry players. Everyone wants medals. When you've got that desire in a dressing room, and when the punters in the stands and the people in the boardroom match it, then you've got a winning mixture. I look around the dressing room pre-kick-off now and you can see the will to win in people's eyes.
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I'm signed here for this season and another two so there is no situation. There's a lot of speculation but that's not down to me.
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I'm shocked, looking at the players that have won this award in the past and some of the unbelievable players involved last year,
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Statistics don't lie. I'm not going to disguise the fact that we need a poacher. The problem we have got is obvious.
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We need to close the points gap and show we are moving in the right direction, to be right among them. If we can win a trophy it would mean everything to me to lift it as Liverpool captain. It would make me very proud.
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We've now got the bragging rights until the next derby. Chelsea are a fantastic side. We've just got to concentrate on our own game and carry on winning.