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I’ve seen too much Gerrard disrespect on the TL so here’s some quotes from managers and players:
“I have played alongside some of the greatest footballers of my generation, but there is only one ex-team-mate I would rate higher than Steven Gerrard. The biggest compliment I can give him is he is second only to Zinedine Zidane in terms of his world-class status”-Michael Owen
“It is preposterous to judge a player’s ability based on his trophy collection. There are dozens of players who have several Premier League winners’ medals who are not fit to lace Gerrard’s boots.” - Michael Owen (2)
“I’d have to say Stevie [was the best England team-mate]. For me he’s an incredible player, an incredible leader. He helped me a lot during my early days with England.” - Wayne Rooney
![“I’d have to say Stevie [was the best England team-mate]. For me he’s an incredible player, an incredible leader. He helped me a lot during my early days with England.” - Wayne Rooney](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EdiJ7gBXYAAfA85.jpg "“I’d have to say Stevie [was the best England team-mate]. For me he’s an incredible player, an incredible leader. He helped me a lot during my early days with England.” - Wayne Rooney")
“It was a disgrace he didn’t win European Footballer of the Year after Istanbul in 2005 and, for me, he will be regarded as one of the greatest midfielders of all time” - Thierry Henry
“Listen, you will never replace Steven Gerrard. Someone else will come in and do something different but you cannot replace Gerrard. I am not saying nobody will come to them but you just can’t replace what he does” - Thierry Henry (2)
“The highest compliment I can pay him is that he’s as creative as a Xavi at Barcelona, with something extra as well. When you add his energy, toughness, leadership and goalscoring ability and the result is a fantastic all-round player.” - Fernando Torres
“He is without doubt the greatest player I have ever played with, he has everything.” - Fernando Torres (2)
“There are a small number of players in the world that are irreplaceable, and Steven is one of them. Not just irreplaceable as a player but also as a captain, and what he represents for Liverpool.” - Luis Suarez
“There was a point when Gerrard was the best midfield player in the world. It is unusual to get complete midfield players who can do everything, but that is what he was.” - Zinedine Zidane
“And he was indeed one who did a lot and since he also had great talent, he was easy to follow. His story is one of those stories to be told, one of those fairytales, to be narrated to your children and grandchildren.” - Paolo Maldini
If you were looking for the player you would replace Keane with, it would be Gerrard, without question. He has become the most influential player in England, bar none. More than Vieira.” - Sir Alex Ferguson
“In my opinion he’s in the top three midfielders in the world, maybe the best right now. I heard what Alex Ferguson said about him being better than me. He’s probably right. Gerrard is England’s best player and he single-handedly got Liverpool into the Champions League.” - Vieira
“He’s got a little bit of everything. He can score goals like Lampard, tackle like Keane… My dad summed it up perfectly when he first saw him play. He said, ‘He’s like Roy of the Rovers, that kid.’ That’s what Stevie is and that’s why they love him at Liverpool.”- Jamie Redknapp
“Steven Gerrard would be the captain of my World XI dream team. Gerrard is a complete player because he can play in every position and can do everything with a football at any time in a game.“ - Francesco Totti
“While at Milan he Ancelotti came to me and said, ‘I want to sign Steven Gerrard to play next to you in midfield –what do you think?’ I told him, ‘Do it – go and sign him.’ At this stage he was probably the most complete midfield player in Europe, of course.” - Andrea Pirlo
“English players have big hearts, always fighting, very aggressive, but Gerrard, for me, feels more international. He has more skills than the normal player. (1/2)
“Every time we play against Steven, the coach always says to be careful with that player because he is the player who makes the difference.” - Zlatan Ibrahimovic (2/2)
“For me, and I have always said this, he will be regarded as one of the greatest midfielders ever. No doubt” - Kaka
“I tried to bring him to Chelsea, I tried to bring him to Inter, I tried to bring him to Real Madrid, but he was always a dear enemy. I was dreaming of having Claude Makelele, Gerrard and Frank Lampard in midfield.” - Jose Mourinho
End of thread. There are a lot more but just thought I’d highlight some, and just bring to mind that these are all players or managers who were at the top level, and not some lad on twitter saying Gerrard is shit because he hasn’t lifted the prem.
