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Footballers quotes on Steven Gerrard: A thread.
“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
“To me he is one of the super best midfielders in the world. He is an excellent player.”
Pele on Gerrard.
Pele on Gerrard.
“Is he the best in the world? He might not get the attention of Messi and Ronaldo but yes, I think he just might be”. Zinedine Zidane
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. The real example and that is what I’ve learned from players like Steven and Baresi is to do rather than talk.
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“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 on Gerrard.
Paolo Maldini on Gerrard.
“For me, and I have always said this, he will be regarded as one of the greatest midfielders ever. No doubt.”
-Kaka on Gerrard.
-Kaka on Gerrard.
He’s got that unbelievable engine, desire, determination. Anyone would love to have Gerrard in their team.
-Sir Alex Ferguson.
-Sir Alex Ferguson.
“I think Steven Gerrard is a fantastic player. He has been loyal to his club, he has won some big trophies with the club. He feels more an international player rather than a normal English player.
(1/2) Zlatan on Gerrard
(1/2) Zlatan on Gerrard
“English players have big hearts, very aggressive, but Gerrard, for me, feels more international. He has more skills than a normal player. Every time we play against, him the coach always says to be careful with that player because he's the player who makes the difference.” (2/2)
“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.
“He’s a player who scores goals, who builds the play, he’s a sensational player.”
-Totti
“He’s a player who scores goals, who builds the play, he’s a sensational player.”
-Totti
“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 on Gerrard.
Thierry Henry on Gerrard.
“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.
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-Wayne Rooney.
“While at Milan 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.’ At this stage he was probably the most complete midfield player in Europe.
(1/2) Pirlo
(1/2) Pirlo
“I remember asking Carlo a few weeks later how it was going, and he told me Gerrard had given a very firm no, that his bond with LFC was unbreakable. At the time Milan were the champions of Europe and probably had the best team in the world it says a lot about Gerrard’s loyalty.”
“The highest compliment I can pay him is that he’s as creative as Xavi with something extra as well. When you add his energy,toughness,leadership and goalscoring ability and the result is a fantastic all-round player. He is the greatest player I have ever played with.
-Torres
-Torres
“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
These are just some of the million good quotes on Gerrard, Maldini, Pele, Zidane, Kaka, Pirlo, Zlatan etc praising him but XhakaLacaBoomBoom on twitter has to say he is just another bum english midfielder.
