Top marks to Gerrard for that in my book. I wish some of our players had a bit of bite about them, too many are far too nice
Liverpool 2014/15 | WARNING: Contains strong amounts of Scouse nonsense
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That's just a cliché, his slip was the turning point. 3-3 was the final nail of course.
3rd place in the BBC sports personality of the year awards though....Amazing achievement
"hits out at Chelsea fans"? Feck's sake. He said nothing wrong and was being too kind, if anything.
"Nice of Chelsea fans to turn up for once"
Quality, I'm obligated to hate the man but great interview.
I'm hearing that Gerrard snubbed Brendan as he was subbed off. Didn't see it so most likely Facebook sillyness.
As for him dissing Chelsea fans, whatever. I don't mind a player giving a bit back.
As for him dissing Chelsea fans, whatever. I don't mind a player giving a bit back.
Stevie oozes bitterness.
I love it. But then I guess you really need to have been from the Genesis / Hawkwind / Deep Purple et al. era to appreciate PC later on.
The cliche is 'The Slip'. You can't discount all the other matches or our strikers failing to score against Chelsea just because as an oppo fan it suits your agenda better.
Well obviously you can as you just did.
And how are you doing compared to this lot ?
Honours
Liverpool - Winner
League Cup: 2000/2001, 2002/2003 2011/2012
FA Cup: 2000/2001, 2005/2006
FA Community Shield: 2001, 2006
UEFA Champions League: 2004/2005
UEFA Cup: 2000/2001
UEFA Super Cup: 2001, 2005
Personal
PFA Young Player of the Year: 1995, 1996
UEFA Fair Play Award: 1997
Premier League Player of the Month: December 1995, January 1996
PFA Team of the Year: 1996
FWA Footballer of the Year (1): 2009
PFA Players' Player of the Year (1): 2006
PFA Young Player of the Year (1): 2001
PFA Fans' Player of the Year (2): 2001, 2009
PFA Team of the Year (7): 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
EPL Player of the Month (5): Mar 2001, Mar 2003, Dec 2004, Apr 2006, Mar 2009
Standard Chartered Player of the Month Award (1): March 2012
Liverpool Top Goalscorer (3): 2004–05, 2005–06, 2008–09
Ballon d'Or Bronze Award (1): 2005
UEFA Club Footballer of the Year (1): 2005
UEFA Champions League Final Man of the Match (1): 2005
UEFA Euro Team of the Tournament (1): 2012
UEFA Team of the Year (3): 2005, 2006, 2007
FIFA/FIFPro World XI (3): 2007, 2008, 2009
FA Cup Final Man of the Match (1): 2006
Goal of the Season (1): 2006
England Player of the Year (1): 2007
Member of the Order of the British Empire: 2007
Honorary Fellowship from Liverpool John Moores University: 2008
BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award – 3rd Place: 2005
It appears that he's won next to nothing in almost a decade now.
Corrected for accuracy from what I've seen over the past few pages.
It was his "we do not let this f***ing slip now" speech, that was the beginning of the end. But you're right, it was a collective failure that led to the collapse. It's just that if you had to identify one single moment as they most significant, it would be that slip. A moment for which he will be forever remembered.
I think you are just being a tad too sensitive and a protectionist.
The title was in Liverpool's hands, it didn't matter what had happened the previous 'n' games. Liverpool just needed to win their games and it did not matter what anyone else did. Stevie's wonderful rendition of Swan lake, led to your confidence being shattered. This continued into Crystanbul, where you were sitting pretty at 3-0, but as soon as something went wrong the whole belief in the team died, tied to a pretty clueless manager who didn't know what to do. The 'SLIP' was the turning point of your season which until then had been good by your standards.
That doesn't sound right. I was only 7-9 during that period but I cannot for the life of me, remember Gerrard in any of the Liverpool teams during that time, unless these Young Player awards were for Youth/Reserve performances, in which case ignore meAnd how are you doing compared to this lot ?
Honours
Liverpool - Winner
League Cup: 2000/2001, 2002/2003 2011/2012
FA Cup: 2000/2001, 2005/2006
FA Community Shield: 2001, 2006
UEFA Champions League: 2004/2005
UEFA Cup: 2000/2001
UEFA Super Cup: 2001, 2005
Personal
PFA Young Player of the Year: 1995, 1996
UEFA Fair Play Award: 1997
Premier League Player of the Month: December 1995, January 1996
PFA Team of the Year: 1996
FWA Footballer of the Year (1): 2009
PFA Players' Player of the Year (1): 2006
PFA Young Player of the Year (1): 2001
PFA Fans' Player of the Year (2): 2001, 2009
PFA Team of the Year (7): 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
EPL Player of the Month (5): Mar 2001, Mar 2003, Dec 2004, Apr 2006, Mar 2009
Standard Chartered Player of the Month Award (1): March 2012
Liverpool Top Goalscorer (3): 2004–05, 2005–06, 2008–09
Ballon d'Or Bronze Award (1): 2005
UEFA Club Footballer of the Year (1): 2005
UEFA Champions League Final Man of the Match (1): 2005
UEFA Euro Team of the Tournament (1): 2012
UEFA Team of the Year (3): 2005, 2006, 2007
FIFA/FIFPro World XI (3): 2007, 2008, 2009
FA Cup Final Man of the Match (1): 2006
Goal of the Season (1): 2006
England Player of the Year (1): 2007
Member of the Order of the British Empire: 2007
Honorary Fellowship from Liverpool John Moores University: 2008
BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award – 3rd Place: 2005
PFA young player of the year in 95 and 96 was Robbie Fowler.
It was a quick handshake with Gerrard avoiding eye contact ad shrugging off an attempted hug
Yeah, I thought so. Now there was a quality striker. Shame (for the Scousers) his career didn't pan out the way it should have.
If only more footballers did this. I'm fed up of the same old "not about me, about the team","one game at a time".
It's always the same answers to the same questions, just the interviewee who changes. This for once, was quality
It sounds like the Chelsea fans got to Gerrard as he seemed pissed at them. Quite unprofessional from Slippy G imo.
Lets not forget that Gerrard is a total twat before we start a love in here FFS.
And how are you doing compared to this lot ?
Honours
Liverpool - Winner
League Cup: 2001, 2003, 2012
FA Cup: 2001, 2006
FA Community Shield: 2001, 2006
UEFA Champions League: 2005
UEFA Cup: 2001
UEFA Super Cup: 2001, 2005
Personal
Manchester City fans player of the year: 2013-14
PFA Young Player of the Year: 2001
FWA Footballer of the Year (1): 2009
PFA Players' Player of the Year (1): 2006
PFA Young Player of the Year (1): 2001
PFA Fans' Player of the Year (2): 2001, 2009
PFA Team of the Year (7): 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2014
EPL Player of the Month (5): Mar 2001, Mar 2003, Dec 2004, Apr 2006, Mar 2009
Ballon d'Or Bronze Award (1): 2005
UEFA Club Footballer of the Year (1): 2005
UEFA Euro Team of the Tournament (1): 2012
UEFA Team of the Year (3): 2005, 2006, 2007
FIFA/FIFPro World XI (3): 2007, 2008, 2009
England Player of the Year (1): 2007
Member of the Order of the British Empire: 2007
Edited for accuracy.
I'm not the negative one being interviewed. Pity he didn't bow out in a more dignified manner .
It's not a cliché. Everyone will associate Liverpool not winning in 2013-14 with his slip, and the slip will always be a defining moment of Gerrard's career. You're bonkers if you think it was a detail in that season. It was absolutely huge. Evidently hard to stomach if you're arguing its relevance a year on, but well.
I think his Roy of the Rovers act after that slip was just as damaging.
It was touching to see all the Chelsea fans applauding him off.
Say what you like about Chelsea fans, but they recognise and respect a massive cnut when they see one.
Say what you like about Chelsea fans, but they recognise and respect a massive cnut when they see one.
If you're Michael Mann or a fan of Miami Vice it is. Personally, I've never liked pastels.
@Rafateria wont last long on hereIt doesn't matter. Once the narrative takes hold, it's what everyone remembers. Denis Law's reluctant backheel didn't technically relegate us back in 1974, but everyone remembers it that way, and there's no point trying to argue, really. As someone else said, his Roy of the Rovers act was equally damaging, but the slip was so perfect, given his "this won't slip" dramatics, that it's what most fans will remember decades on.
Give over. Clearly his 'standard chartered player of the month award for March 2012', or his third place at 'BBC's Sports personality of the year award' are the memories that will endure for the masses.
References
@Rafateria (2015) 'Why Steven Gerrard is the Bestest, Westest Player Ever, and You're All Just Meanies', Dipper Logic Weekly, Scouse Delusion Press, Liverpool, UK [Online] Available from: https://www.redcafe.net/threads/liv...scouse-nonsense.390932/page-275#post-17493405
Ha ha! Yeah, can't believe he used such stellar career highlights. Then again, these are fans who regularly win the Net Spend Trophy, aren't they?
That looks worse than I thought it would
I won't lie, Steven Gerard is without a doubt one of the best midfielder ever and watching Lolerpool try to replace him is going to be funny as feck. He has single handily carried that team to trophies they had no business winning and even now 34/35 he is the main output of that team.
Rodgers will no doubt be looking at his primary shopping centre again at Southampton FC, but since I'm sure Schniederlin will have better offers than them they will probably have to settle for Davis hahaha
Rodgers will no doubt be looking at his primary shopping centre again at Southampton FC, but since I'm sure Schniederlin will have better offers than them they will probably have to settle for Davis hahaha
When I saw him subbed off, I figured his relationship with Brentan was already long in the tooth and Steve just wanted it over already. Gerrard probably was pissed to be taken off when HIS TEAM needed him to get that win but Mr. Rodgers couldn't let that happen, lol.
Gerrard was a good player, but that was years ago. Last season, he was more passenger than engine which The Slip highlighted.
Props to the Chelsea fans for giving him a proper sendoff. Some stick while in play but respect when walking off to the sunset. Not sure what else he should expect. The amount of derision he gets from rival fans is a form of respect. Came off rather bitter.
Gerrard was a good player, but that was years ago. Last season, he was more passenger than engine which The Slip highlighted.
Props to the Chelsea fans for giving him a proper sendoff. Some stick while in play but respect when walking off to the sunset. Not sure what else he should expect. The amount of derision he gets from rival fans is a form of respect. Came off rather bitter.
Rabbit ears. I love it. We'll be singing all the same songs here when you come to MLS
Have you ever seen Gerrard win the league?
I still loathe him for giving away a goal during our run in which gives Chelsea the win they needed, it's very unprofessional.
And Karma is such a bitch, that slip right after "we do not let this slip"... you can't write that up.
Nice players, great talent, local lad, yadda yadda yadda, at the end of the day take that you slippy G
And Karma is such a bitch, that slip right after "we do not let this slip"... you can't write that up.
Nice players, great talent, local lad, yadda yadda yadda, at the end of the day take that you slippy G
What a class interview. If one of ours would have said that you'd had all wet your jeans.
I do believe he was going to Chelsea at one point. But there's no doubt he loves Liverpool fc. And good for him. If there wasn't players like that for other clubs then ours wouldn't be so special. I've enjoyed making fun of him through the years. But respect! A true Liverpool captain.
I do believe he was going to Chelsea at one point. But there's no doubt he loves Liverpool fc. And good for him. If there wasn't players like that for other clubs then ours wouldn't be so special. I've enjoyed making fun of him through the years. But respect! A true Liverpool captain.
Slippy had the limited ambitions of any home boy, and now in his mid-life crisis is justifying a mediocre career!! Can't wait for his book Slips and Prozac.
Agreed.
People complain constantly about players being robots in interviews due to the same lines being repeated over and over again. Yet when somone says something controversial they're up in arms over that.
Thank farq for interviews like that.