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Footballers on Steven Gerrard: A thread
(Credits to @Aayushetty3 for the idea)
(Credits to @Aayushetty3 for the idea)
Andrea Pirlo - "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?' Without any hesitation I told him, 'Do it - go and sign him.'
Thierry Henry - "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."
Sir Alex Ferguson: "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.
Francesco Totti - "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"
Zlatan: "I think Steven Gerrard is a fantastic player. He has been loyal to his club, he has won some big trophies with the club. 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."
Kaka - "I like Gerrard. Because we had this challenge between ourselves in 2005 and 2007, I really admire him. Of course, Lampard was pretty amazing, Scholes the classic. But I'll have Gerrard."
It's difficult to argue with those comments.
What a player Steven Gerrard was.
It's difficult to argue with those comments.
What a player Steven Gerrard was.
Pele - "The fans, they look only for forwards, always a forward. Somebody who scores. Sometimes you have a player like Gerrard. For me, for the last five years Gerrard has been the best player in the world."He is a midfielder, he plays very good."
Zinedine Zidane - "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."
Paolo Maldini - "What I have always liked of Steven is that on the pitch he was very quiet, but was capable of inspiring all his teammates with great strength, not so much with words,that is what I've learned from players like Steven and Franco Baresi - is to do rather than talk.
Fernando Torres: “I’m spoilt having a team-mate like Gerrard as I can count on him supplying me with perfect passes. You make the run into the space and however tightly marked he is, he finds a way to get the ball through in perfect condition.
Jose Mourinho on Steven Gerrard: “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.
Lionel Messi: "Personally, I think Gerrard is England’s greatest ever player"
Cristiano on Steven Gerrard: "Hello, Steve.
"Just to say it was a pleasure to play with you many years when we play Manchester against Liverpool. You are a fantastic player."
"Just to say it was a pleasure to play with you many years when we play Manchester against Liverpool. You are a fantastic player."
Frank Lampard: "Steven Gerrard was ‘the best I ever played against’ "
Michael Owen
"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.
"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.
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.”
“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.”
Paolo WALLdini on Stevie G- “His story is one of those stories to be told, one of those fairytales – just like it happened to me – to be narrated to your children and grandchildren.”
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Zinedine Zidane- “Is he the best in the world? He might not get the attention of (Lionel) Messi and Ronaldo but yes, I think he just might be.”
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Jose Mourinho- “Steven Gerrard is for sure one of my favourite enemies – an enemy with all the good feeling I can express with that word in football. For sure, in England he is my dear enemy. For sure, he is the one that made me a better manager.
Ronaldinho- “For me, in the position he plays, he is one of the very best in the world. For the job he performs, for me he is one of the greatest.”
Thierry Henry- “If you look at all the important goals he’s scored – well I can’t even think of a striker in the world who has scored as many important goals, never mind a midfielder.”
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Sir Alex Ferguson- “He has become the most influential player in England, bar none. Not that Vieira lacks anything, but Gerrard does more. To which Vieria replied– “I heard what Alex Ferguson said about him being better than me. He’s probably right.”
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Wayne Rooney- “I’d have to say Stevie [was the best]. 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]. For me he’s an incredible player, an incredible leader. He helped me a lot during my early days with England.”](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EmHJKKzVgAA3qvf.jpg "Wayne Rooney- “I’d have to say Stevie [was the best]. For me he’s an incredible player, an incredible leader. He helped me a lot during my early days with England.”")
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