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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When you beat Argentina like that and play so well you start to think you can beat anyone. It is probably the most exciting team there has been at that level for a while. It will be such a waste if we go there and fail. The 2010 World Cup will be really difficult in South Africa but this one in Germany will really suit us. We've got to make the most of it.
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The game was won when there were a few changes late-on but at this level it can always be dangerous when you have only got a 1-0 lead.
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The fact I've played well means that on a personal level I have enjoyed the season.
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There's no doubt that the squad needs strengthening if we are to get back up among the top three because they are operating on another level to us at the moment.
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It's difficult for me to say what difference he might have made the other night, but Michael Owen scores goals. Domestically, in Europe and at international level he has proved that.
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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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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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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.