Steven Gerrard

Manchester Dan said:
@Olly couldn't get the gerrard and kompany faces on this could you? :lol:
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I'm not Olly but there you go, hope you like it:D

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The Mitcher said:
I will never forget that slip, just beautiful.
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Its mental, especially after him "saying we do not let this slip" and putting so much emphasis on slip. The curse of the England captains it seems. Terry got the cl in the end though, maybe there is hope left for gerrard :p
 
Raul Madrid said:
Its mental, especially after him "saying we do not let this slip" and putting so much emphasis on slip. The curse of the England captains it seems. Terry got the cl in the end though, maybe there is hope left for gerrard :p
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I think its a scouser curse, really :p
 
And in the process Gerrard has become half man, half folk-ballad.

Second-best in England this season? He wasn’t even remotely close to being second best at his own club.

In truth, he ranked somewhere between the fourth and eighth most valuable player at Liverpool.

Unquestionably adrift of Luis Suarez, Daniel Sturridge and Raheem Sterling, any honest internal poll would have him jostling with Jordan Henderson, Philippe Coutinho and Simon Mignolet for the minor placings in a thrilling year of rebirth.

Gerrard was not in the top 20 performers in England.

Of those who can loosely be termed midfielders, he trailed Toure, Hazard, David Silva, Willian, Fernandinho, Adam Lallana, Santi Cazorla and, perhaps, Henderson. Aaron Ramsey in his three months of fitness was a vividly more stellar figure.

Those who observed Gerrard’s comically inept display against Aston Villa at Anfield in January could only assume Brendan Rodgers had spent the evening socialising with the ghosts of Hunter S Thompson, Oliver Reed and George Best when he recently deemed Gerrard “the best in European football in a controlling role”.

Where was the control when he keeled over like a bullet-ridden Bambi against Chelsea?
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Oh boy! :lol:

http://www.sundayworld.com/sport/op...baller-of-his-generation#.U3JtOM7M1J4.twitter
 
World Cup: England captain Steven Gerrard says Chelsea slip is behind him

England captain Steven Gerrard says he has laid the disappointment of not winning the title with Liverpool last season to rest and is fully focused on leading the country at the World Cup.

Liverpool led the Premier League with three games remaining but saw their title challenge slip away after a 2-0 defeat at home to Chelsea was followed by a 3-3 draw at Crystal Palace.

But Gerrard is keen to take away the positives from Liverpool's Premier League campaign and revealed he cannot wait for England's World Cup opener against Italy.

"I know everyone wants to know what frame of mind I'm in after the slip that happened to me against Chelsea," he said.

"I'm over it. It's gone. I can't change it, but of course I was disappointed in it from a personal point of view. The title slipping away from Liverpool with three games to go was a blow.

"But you've also got to look at the positives as well having Champions League football back, finishing second in what is the most difficult league in the world. I can't just focus on one mistake I made over 38 games.

"I'm in a good frame of mind. Everyone's starting to get really excited and looking forward to the tournament getting started.

"This is the important part, the preparation, making sure you get into peak condition. You try and find your form before that very important game against Italy."

Gerrard and vice-captain Frank Lampard are the most senior players in the squad with a combined 212 international caps between them.

Roy Hodgson will lean on the experienced duo to provide help and guidance to young trio Raheem Sterling, Ross Barkley and Luke Shaw who have just six caps between them.

And Gerrard wants the young players, particularly Sterling, to play with freedom, insisting they will benefit by not being weighed down by the burden of expectation.

"I was very pleased for Raheem," he said. "It is always important being an experienced player that you have good young attacking talent in the squad. That you have that no fear and that you are cable to surprise a few out there in Brazil.

"I think the stage is set for Raheem. He has no pressure on him at all. The pressure falls on the experienced players.

"We want the likes of Raheem, Ross Barkley and Luke Shaw to just go there and enjoy it and keep doing what they've been doing for their clubs.

"It's very exciting. The managers have picked a great mix of players. A good mix of players; good experienced players who have been around the block and young players who have had terrific seasons.

"He hasn't picked them because he wants young players on the squad but he's picked them because they are good enough and because they've shown excellent form throughout the Premier League games.

"They are here because they are very talented. They are here on merit."

With five Liverpool players in the squad, there are calls for Hodgson to adopt a similar playing style to the one adopted at Anfield.

Brendan Rodgers' men became only the third team in the Premier League era to score 100 goals in a season but Gerrard insists England will implement Hodgson's style of play.

"We can't play the Liverpool way," he said. "We are here to play the England way. The way that Roy Hodgson, Gary Neville and Ray Lewington want us to play.

"I'm very proud to have so many team-mates around, it tells me that as a group for Liverpool we've done very well."
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He's only gone and fecking done it again. :lol::lol::lol:
 
Irrational. said:
... or, is he so mentally scarred from it that the word has embedded into his inner subconscious such that he sees the word wherever he goes?

It must disturb his slip sleep.
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No. I'd say he's disempowering the word by repeating it. I've no doubt that he has had advice (counselling!) and he's working through it in the best way possible. The World Cup will help exorcise the demons.
 
Big Papi said:
No. I'd say he's disempowering the word by repeating it. I've no doubt that he has had advice (counselling!) and he's working through it in the best way possible. The World Cup will help exorcise the demons.
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Just imagine him slipping to cost England a place in the 2nd round or any knockout game (if England go that far)...
 
A great player who is well past his best now and there is a danger he will get shown up how much he cant run in the World Cup imo.
 
I can see him costing England massively in this world cup and if he makes a mistake the media/fans will destroy him.
 
He's going to feck up, it's absolutely inevitable. If not in a comedy way, he's going to try and show everyone what Stevie G is all about and it's going to cost England.
 
Will be hilarious to watch Stevie on a mission to chase the score against Uruguay and Italy with his 10 shots from outside of the box, all off-target.
 
The best thing that'll happen after this WC is it almost sounds as if he's ready to retire from England once it's over.

He had a great season but his self-involved hollywood displays have hindered England for too long.
 
ShadesOfTomato said:
Wasn't he involved in nearly every goal England scored in Euro 2012?
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He has been one of Englands better players in the last couple of years tbh. He may not have pace but his position doesn't require it now as he plays a deeper role now so people suggesting he will flop i think are being a bit to excessive with their criticism.
 
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