Gerrard literally took full responsibility for every player, coach and LFC fan and took that weight all on his shoulders for many years. England should of built the team around him.

@justinchetham-strode5234

2 жыл бұрын

We were blessed with a generation of fine footballers at the time, but never (or very rarely) got the best out of them; our managers always picked a midfield four, when they really should have picked five, with Gerrard, Scholes and Lampard as the central 3, Beckham right, and A.N.Other left.

@akmalrodzi4633

2 жыл бұрын

@@justinchetham-strode5234 Joe Cole left

@alfielee2989

2 жыл бұрын

@@justinchetham-strode5234 thing is though, that midfield would not have worked. While Gerrard particularly was supportive in defence, not one of those three is a natural dm. Gerrard and Lampard thrived in near enough identical roles and Scholes needed a more physical partner.

@justinchetham-strode5234

2 жыл бұрын

@@alfielee2989 Of the 5 players, Gerrard would have been the obvious choice as the defensive midfielder, with Lampard and Scholes just ahead of him, and Cole left, Beckham right. Why don't you think it would work? The reason our ''golden generation'' never achieved anything is that the central 2 in midfield were swamped by opposing midfields with more players in the middle of the park, while we stuck rigidly to our traditional 4-4-2. Cut your suit according to your cloth: we had an outstanding selection of midfielders, and should not have baulked at the idea of a midfield 5.

@tharifdzulfiqar789

2 жыл бұрын

@@justinchetham-strode5234 just put carrick in dm. if england play 442 diamond, carrick dm, scholes and gerrard cm, and lamps amf

Gerrard was world class as he literally carried mediocre Liverpool sides to winning games and even major trophies such as the Champions League. It's a shame that he never won the Premier League but that doesn't take away on what a talented player he was.

@Prezzey

2 жыл бұрын

Terrible ownership and debt issues ruined what should have been a Gerrard Trophy dynasty. When we looked like true contenders under Rafa, with a solid spine of Carra; Xavi Alonso, Mascarano, Gerrard, Torres and co. The board offloading the better supporting acts to Gerrard stage, making Rafa leave and another rebuild in the process. I think that time was better than Rogers for Gerrard, and he was more dynamic and forward in his responsibilities. Always the big game player: UCL final, FA Cup final, Olympiacos, Real Madrid, and so many more. What a man, Mr. Liverpool deserved so much more. There’s a reason Sir Alex wanted him so badly, as well as Mourinho at Chelsea, Inter and Madrid. Baller.

@sagarmane8481

2 жыл бұрын

@@Prezzey totally agreed…still he won 10 trophies with the sheer will passion arguably the greatest ever Liverpool player..

@hunudidthat9134

2 жыл бұрын

CL >>>> PL

@theghostofspookwagen4715

Жыл бұрын

LA Galaxy or whoever should've loaned Gerrard out to Liverpool for 6 months during the January transfer window the year Pool finally won the title. He should've been subbed on during the last minute of the last game or something. It's pretty sad he never got to win the Premier League when he was still playing.

@justincraig5075

Жыл бұрын

@@hunudidthat9134 League is harder to win in England, though. Would have been an even greater accomplishment than 2005.

Gerrard was the main reason Liverpool was at all relevant during Sir Alex Ferguson's reign at Manchester United. If he were playing for us during the late 2000s we'd have won back to back trebles.

@iexist2882

2 жыл бұрын

@Tony 2 Toes you dont own him do you?

@pickysaw

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah it is true. Gerrard made us relevant. Grew up to witness it

As UTD fans , We mock him from time to time , but in the end we respect this legend and honestly I kinda sad to see him left liverpool.

@markleigh6386

2 жыл бұрын

Well said

@beatsbuds7055

2 жыл бұрын

Wanted to like your comment but 96 means alot, so I will like through comment :)

@zikryafiq9915

2 жыл бұрын

APPRECIATE YAA

@JoshuaC923

2 жыл бұрын

Yes

@ttmadness34

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly, the debate always goes on, who was best? Scholes, Gerrard or Lampard. All great players in their own right and all legends of their clubs.

I think Gerrard not winning a PL title actually elevates his status. Hear me out - Scholes, Lampard, Keane, Viera, Gerrard... These are 5 of the very best midfielders the PL has seen - always in the conversation of who was the best. Gerrard is the only one of them to not win the PL but he is still considered among the others, with many considering him the best. To be considered the best (or top 5/3/2) of the PL without winning it shows how stand-out Gerrard was as a player.

@anggakyudha9594

2 жыл бұрын

@firenz shah nah. scholes is.

@dmzopangela8653

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly, people should ask why the fuss about him if he never won it. Says a lot

@anggakyudha9594

2 жыл бұрын

@Tony 2 Toes scholes is.

@ronakdash5778

2 жыл бұрын

@firenz shah yeah coming from a guy who never seen him play

@ronakdash5778

2 жыл бұрын

@firenz shah that shows your mentality why are you watching this video then i know this little kid of this generation will never know what true ballers are ! Go do your homework kid

The fact that he rejected the offer from the all elaborate Chelsea and chance to win the EPL title and earn big makes Gerrard a legend itself. That decision might have eluded Gerrard the one trophy he desired most but actually it's a victory to football itself. That money can't buy everything and loyalty and faith to club still exist. He might missed the EPL as a player, but he will surely lift it as a manager soon..

@talisa222

Жыл бұрын

Stevie understood that his life is longer than his 20 year playing career. Did wonders for his brand post-retirement for him to been Liverpool's man through and through.

Lampard: I can score goals. Scholes: i can pass. Viera: I can tackle. Keane: i can motivate my team. Gerrard: That's cute. I can do it all.

@Jay-kk1ee

2 жыл бұрын

And do it all better that the rest of the pack!

@proudphillyfan3794

2 жыл бұрын

@@Jay-kk1ee ok. *now* you’re getting ahead of yourself

@justinchetham-strode5234

2 жыл бұрын

True, but Lampard was a better goal scorer, Scholes a better passer, both Vieira and Keane were better tacklers, and both were equally good at motivating their teams.

@athanakop7775

2 жыл бұрын

@@justinchetham-strode5234 lmao

@athanakop7775

2 жыл бұрын

@@justinchetham-strode5234 he can defend like no others in the list

21st century Liverpool is built on Steven Gerrard's legs 😭

One of England's greatest ever players and IMO the greatest midfielder of his generation.

Gerrard had the attitude of "team effort when they won" and "blame myself when they lost". This made him highly respected in dressing room. Throughout his career, he never lost his dressing room. That made him one of the leaders of his generation

Gerrard is the GOAT. He has been in the top 5 baloon D or list. He has won the Pfa player of the season, he has the record of being in the pfa team of the year for a record 8 times. He took an average liverpool team to the champions league & cup doubles. 🌼 thank you.

@lanewilliams1556

2 жыл бұрын

That’s what the new fans always think. That doesn’t tarnish his legacy. Look at his performances from 2001-2009. He was phenomenal. Particularly his seasons (2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2005-06, 2004-05) he was so good in an average Liverpool side. Always mentioned among the best. Always in the team of the season, fifa all time champions league team with messi & Ronaldo. The first midfielder to be in the Premier league hall of fame, despite not winning it. He is that good. He is an icon of world football & the most powerful legend of Liverpool.

@lanewilliams1556

2 жыл бұрын

Sir, I see u are a united fan. I have great admiration for united for their legends like Scholes, Rooney, Ronaldo and many others. They used to be one of the best from the time I watched the game. But I believe we must respect all the legends of the game. The things u are saying about Gerrard isn't correct & it's your view. But we will never see these kind of players again as they have already retired and we just have strong memories. Give respect, take respect sir, putting our rivalry aside.

Been a fan of Liverpool for a long time and I must admit that he is only underappreciated by non-LFC supporters. He was a great leader back then with Liverpool and still is a great leader to take on Rangers to win the first title in 10 years. Massive love and respect to Stevie G.

@dikoputranto495

2 жыл бұрын

definitely. anyone who mocks gerrard is definitely didn't watch him play enough.

In my opinion he's definitely one of the most underrated players in the premier league era .Just because he didnt win the prem doesnt make him less special .ronaldo fenomeno (R9) didn't win the champions league and that doesnt make him a worse player than steve finnan lol. plus gerrard always played in teams the quality of a team like Everton in the current times, yet he still managed to win a Champions League. He would've won more if he played for teams of his calibre but in my opinion a player shouldn't be disregarded for being loyal and instead should be praised. he was the perfect leader and this is an amazing vid. good job bro

@andale_andale

3 жыл бұрын

Hate when people chuck around the word underrated like it's nothing. Everyone knew how good he really was

@SMlFFY85

3 жыл бұрын

Are you high? Underrated???

@x-49nightraven

3 жыл бұрын

@@SMlFFY85 with how people mocked his entire legacy with that one slip, I'd say he is pretty underrated. It's actually crazy how consistent he is throughout his career, just that entering 30, he was starting to burnt out.

@MoejiiOsmanTV

2 жыл бұрын

He's not underrated why do u think Gerrard, lampard Scholes are always compared as to who was the greatest midfielder of the epl Era. IMO it's Gerrard, he had the leadership ability as captain which Scholes n lampard weren't... Gerrard was captain fantastic.. Saving Liverpool from death a hundred times. That 2005 ucl final is the greatest ucl final of all time and even the 2006 facup is considered the greatest facup final... All because of Gerrard... The slip isn't the reason Liverpool didn't win the league in 2013 there defense was horrible and there GK Mingo let was even worse... He let in so many goals that season when Liverpool should've won and ended up drawing like the west brom game... But all everyone remembers is the slip

@anatolilukanov7675

2 жыл бұрын

@@MoejiiOsmanTV finally somebody else that agrees that the slip wasn't the reason it was the defense even in the game against Chelsea you can see that the two centerbacks were chilling next to the free throw line so demba ba had a clear run

Steven Gerrard is one of those players that people will support no matter which team they support. Great player and he seems to be a solid manager too.

Early morning and waking up to This with some cofffee ah today is a good day

@FootballIconic

3 жыл бұрын

Haha cheers man!

@AdamSmith75th

3 жыл бұрын

Having a late afternoon beer after finishing my day of work. Can’t wait to get stuck into this 👍

It says a lot that even 16 years after achieving the feat, Stevie is STILL the only player to score in the final of the FA Cup, League Cup, Champions League and Europa League.

The man carried the entire club on his shoulders for over a decade. Legend🙌. Liverpool will never forget you. Forever Liverpool FC ❤

@MrThedonhead

9 ай бұрын

Well he didn't do a good job then as they never won the league?

@paulmcnamara9272

6 ай бұрын

​@MrThedonhead He won Champions league which was way bigger. That like saying Shearer not a great player as he only won one premier league title.

If Scholes or lampard played for liverppol for 90% of their careers . They would be known for being good players. If Gerrard had played 90% of his career at Fergusons United or ambramovich's Chelsea ....my God!!

@minatodroger7890

2 жыл бұрын

Always asked that what if he came to chelsea in 05.

@osireisaac9558

Жыл бұрын

He would be so underrated like carrick even his numbers would be very less compared to what he got there

@imthecoolestguy

7 ай бұрын

Agreed👍

He deserved more as a player, I think we Liverpool failed him. We surrounded him with so many average players. What a player

@apegraham9819

4 ай бұрын

The comment I’m looking for. The number of trophies he would’ve won is a question of IF. If only he had the right investment around him. And the way he stood with us all these years tells us how much he truly loved the club, the city, the people of Liverpool and the fans all over the world.

The most important reason I love football today is having the joy of watching this legend growing up

would be the perfect story if he won it as a manger with Liverpool

@MemphisGoar

2 жыл бұрын

It will happen bruv..god willing 👍

@sagarmane8481

2 жыл бұрын

Coming soon

@Ham-xh8vn

2 жыл бұрын

@@sagarmane8481 I don’t care anymore he snaked us

@sagarmane8481

2 жыл бұрын

@@Ham-xh8vn that’s your opinion but Steven Gerrard is the greatest Liverpool player imo and the reason for me to support Liverpool..

@Nikolay061

2 жыл бұрын

He's gonna do it

Gerrard was the best example of captain/leader you'll ever get. Remember when Xabi wanted to move to arsenal so badly. Gerrard stopped him, begs him to stay for another few seasons.

Lampard was so good that Chelsea tried to buy Gerrard.

@unknownstranger2621

2 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣

@zebimicio5204

2 жыл бұрын

Chelsea also bought Scott Parker if that meant anything.

@eekowarrior4409

2 жыл бұрын

Made me laugh, but harsh. Frankie L was a great player too, but for sure not as good as Stevie G.

@cb7476

2 жыл бұрын

Lampard has more premier league goals and assists than gerrard....so what you said doesnt make any sense!! Also he has the best ballon dor ranking (2) for an english midfielder ever!

@cb7476

2 жыл бұрын

@@morgothbauglir626 i watch games....i still pick lampard

Gerrard was a legend. Its a shame that the teams around him were not the best. One great player in a team of mediocrity gives you a chance to win but its not a guarantee.

@johnnyrocker7495

2 жыл бұрын

Utter bollocks. The backbone of the Spanish World Cup and European Champions were his team mates.

@tamimhusain3376

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnnyrocker7495 and then you had the likes of Benayoun, Babel, Skrtel, Arbeloa, Downing, Carrol, Adam and all the other technically average deadwood that usually completed an incomplete team with a few superstars which was the running case for Liverpool inbetween 2000-2016

@johnnyrocker7495

2 жыл бұрын

@@tamimhusain3376 Arbeloa won La Liga and 2 Champions Leagues plus various other trophies with Madrid in their Golden Era. Clearly he wasn't there to make up the numbers in that side. Yossi Benayoun was very much a crowd favourite at Anfield scoring 29 goals from midfield in 3 seasons... plus a host of assists. Martin Skrtel won Slovak Footballer of the Year 4 times: 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012 He also won Liverpool Player of the Year Award: in 2012 so someone must have liked him. Downing, Carrol and Adam were brought in when the club was on its knees when Gerrard's best days were already behind him. You really don't make much of a case there with those names.

@tamimhusain3376

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnnyrocker7495 on the contrary the fact that these are the better names out of the deadwood that I mentioned strengthens my case, I'll explain why. Arbeloa was always known as the weakest Madrid player at that time, not world class, for us he was a player that did an okay job at times, no more than that. And we all know trophies aren't the strongest case of arguing for a player otherwise we could easily be talking about Djemba-Djemba's or Anderson's greatness in history. Benayoun was a crowd favourite but also not world class. One of the better ones though yes. Skrtel was actually a frustrating figure amongst Liverpool fans, made a lot of mistakes but covered it up with some heroic goals and "hard" moments that added to his persona. Being Slovakia player of the year does not make you world class. Again these are the better names I gave and even these aren't world class. I could go on about regular first team deadwood players like djimi traore, smicer (yeah good goal against Milan but he's no De Bruyne), Milan Baros (don't be fooled by his good euros performance just like we were with el hadji diouf at a major tournament), Biscan and so much more. We never had the depth of a title winning team like United who could start anyone of Tevez, Rooney, Berbatov and Ronaldo at one point. I'm not saying we had terrible players but we certainly didn't have the quality of United and Chelsea at the time.

@johnnyrocker7495

2 жыл бұрын

@@tamimhusain3376 We didn't have the depth or quality of United or Chelsea, no. But look at the money they spent. They bought success. Same as City today. In any case, my original point about Gerrard not carrying the club single-handedly still stands.

Remember when he was put to right back in Istanbul and was still the best player on the pitch? Absolute hero

@debindralimbu381

2 жыл бұрын

Yes I do, and there was Cafu in that great Milan side, and Gerrard played better than Cafu. My God, that Gerrard Header in the UCL final as Good as any Gerrard trademark goals.

@robdean704

2 жыл бұрын

@@debindralimbu381 they put serginho on full of energy to torment us, Stevie was like I got this lads

And some people say he is not a prem great because he doesn't have a title. Would rather take a champions league win over AC Milan than a prem title.

@TheGlassEyesOfficial

3 жыл бұрын

Hahahahaha

@Meddimehell

3 жыл бұрын

Haha. You are funny.

@MoejiiOsmanTV

2 жыл бұрын

U can literally buy the epl, winning the ucl takes teamwork, skill, a bit of luck especially when u look at that AC Milan Team was the best in the world in 2005...they had a world class player in every position, Crespo schevchenko as strikers, kaka, pirlo, seedorf in midfield, cafu Nesta, Maldini and dida as GK at the back WTF

@mistaefromdtn

2 жыл бұрын

2005 was a myth. To win the champions league against the best team in the world at the time, with one of the worst, that’s legendary. Look how many have won the league but never the champions league. Only Liverpool, Utd and Chelsea can say they have won the CL in this era, each winning it twice. Arsenal lost 06 and never get back to a final, Spurs lost 19 and now are a europa conference team. Man City the best team of the last decade made 1 final and choked. What makes it worse is Chelsea won 2 cl after changing manager halfway through the season. To win the champions league is very very hard

@willleon9165

2 жыл бұрын

Can't hold it against Gerrard for not winning a premier league but i don't agree winning C.L is bigger achievement. You have to be far more consistent to win an EPL Where as Champions league like all cup competitions doesn't always go to best teams. Gerrards Liverpool were far from best team in England let alone worthy of being called best in Europe despite winning C.L🤣🤣🤣 I would say Liverpool treble in 2001 was much greater than CL win and that team looked a title winner next season. Unfortunately arsenal were better Luck plays a big part in all team sports

As a Liverpool fan, i literally don't have the words to crystallize what i feel about Stevie g. To Liverpool fans he is god. Plain and simple. He dragged teams that had no right to be there to improbable heights. He singlehandedly drew Liverpool on. The time he and Torres played together was one of the brightest i have ever seen as a fan. If Torres and Gerrard had remained fit for the whole season in 2008-09 we would have undoubtedly won the league that year. You have to remember that Torres played less than 25 games that season and Gerrard missed several games as well. When they played they were absolutely unstoppable. Those were good times. Masch and Alonso screening the defense, Gerrard partnering Torres up front, and Carra and Agger in CB. That's a spine to be proud of.

Gerard is the reason I am a Liverpool fan. The miracle of Istanbul is a memory a 6 year old doesn’t forget. I literally knew nothing about the game and was just watching it with my dad. The commentator were wild during the game. I saw dudek insane saves. And then when shevshenko missed his penalty, well best believe I celebrated watching the comeback. It felt like a David V Goliath and I very mush enjoy a underdog story. I later learned about how much of a miracle it was for Liverpool to win. How much Liverpool was a David vs the Goliath of Milan.

Been a Liverpool fan since the early 80s, Steven Gerrard was an absolute freak of a footballer he had everything.

A complete central midfielder and one of the best ever!

I am a Liverpool fan... Thinking about it right now... for his own sake, I wish he moved and become the world best at other club. It is very painful to watch him retired without the PL. I felt sad every times I saw that slip. Just imagine his feeling about it. I wish him found peace in the end... The only thing that may could fulfill him now is probably being a manager that lead Liverpool to PL champion in the future. If that really happened, it will be a real football romantic... finger crossed.

@namelessking9068

2 жыл бұрын

do you mean like owen?

@pvmilk

2 жыл бұрын

@@namelessking9068 lol, good points. But Owen was not good enough at Madrid.

@namelessking9068

2 жыл бұрын

@@pvmilk true. but he won the balon d or in 2001 imagine if he would stay in liverpool maybe gerrard would have won more titels

He wasn't a bad footballer was he..... he was ridiculous!! World-class, had everything and even though every L'Pool fan would of wanted him to have that Premier League medal, he's a legend for not leaving to possibly get that medal!! YNWA!!

@apegraham9819

4 ай бұрын

I think he has a medal in our hearts ❤

The greatest player i ever saw playing Thanks skipper

I’m not just a Liverpool fan because of him, I’m a football fan because of Steven Gerrard. At first I’m just a fan of him but over the time I slowly started to love the club and they stand for. I was a shy timid overweight kid but my love for football made me try learn how to play football to imitate Steven Gerrard then gradually made me love sports in general. I manage to lose weight and turn my life around. This is why Steven Gerrard will always be my favourite player.

The best captain ever ...bar none, no one made more "Roy of the Rovers" moments, some players scored more etc, but the types of goals he scored, and when he scored them, just crazy. West Ham FA cup final 3rd goal is just stupid Goal against Boro at Anfield in the 04-05 season is one of the most beautiful long shots I have ever seen His long passing was crazy, he was ultra complete, and in his prime was plenty fast, one of the players for Volleys ever, good in the air, set pieces, passing , give and go's, crossing, tackling, work rate, energy, stamina, intensity, courage, leadership, and determination at epic levels. The fact that Liverpool manged to win trophies through our darkest times was usually down to him (sometimes he would have help from an Owen, Torres or Suarez). He is one of those players, I still can't believe some of the things he managed to make happen.

Im actually surprised by this, he was basically what pele was to brazil, litterally carrying his entire team to trophies and being the total leader and conductor of the team through it all. I never knew how good of a captain he was. I personally think gerrard is really underrated when you consider he was probably better than roy keane in different aspects.

@ackermann3979

2 жыл бұрын

Wtf Pele did not carry Brazil do you even know his team mates?

@anatolilukanov7675

2 жыл бұрын

If you look it up Pele was one of the weakest players in the Brazil squad he got carried by the like of Garrincha and many others, one of the 3 world cups that he "won" he was injured and his Brazil teammates won it easily without him.

@Joel-Rubearsdad

2 жыл бұрын

He was definitely better than Roy Keane in every single aspect of the game. Keane was never a great player he was a great captain, stevie was a great player, captain, role model and servant of the city. There is no comparison

@jayanthony2414

2 жыл бұрын

He was better than Keane in every aspect

@justinchetham-strode5234

2 жыл бұрын

When did Pele ever carry Brazil to trophies? In '58 he was one of the 2 biggest stars of the team (the other was Garrincha). In '62 he was injured early in the tournament, and played no further part, in '66, was injured again against Portugal ( who targeted him from the start, and kicked him all over the place). His swansong in '70 was spectacular, but so was the fantastic team he played in, and no way did he ''carry'' them. Much as I like and admire Gerrard, to compare him with Pele is ridiculous, and he'd be the first person to tell you so.

THE BEST THERE IS, THE BEST THERE WAS, THE BEST THAT EVER WILL BE. STEVEN GERRARD IS A GENERATIONAL TALENT. HE WON MORE PERSONAL AWARDS THAN LAMPARD OR SCHOLES. ONE OF THE GREATEST IN THE WORLD AND THE BEST IN ENGLAND. PERIOD.

"please put some respect to steve ge's name this man is an absolute legend of the game." my man does great poetry alongside outstanding documentaries.❤️

Over the years I've changed my phones a lot of times. The wallpaper has remained the same - Gerrard celebrating a goal at the Kop. Is a legend for me alright!

As a Captain he was flawless.. Had more responsibility than say Keane, Terry or Vieira..Could influence a game more than any of them and played in worse teams than ALL of them..When you talk of a player carrying a team on his back then you talk about Stevie G (probably until Suarez & Sturridge started firing).. Never seen a more powerful, juggernaut-like midfield general like him.. He was Keane (Vieira) and Lampard mixed into one..With the passing range of Scholes to boot and all this with his club on his back.. I rest my case

@justinchetham-strode5234

2 жыл бұрын

Passing range of Scholes???!!!

@willperry5555

2 жыл бұрын

@@justinchetham-strode5234 well done, you can read 👏🙌

@eekowarrior4409

2 жыл бұрын

Agree entirely, other than pre-injury Torres was another world class player (and of course Alonso).

@debindralimbu381

2 жыл бұрын

@@justinchetham-strode5234 why not? Arguably a better passer too in the final third, Scholes is only better at dictating gameplays passing like sideways and close one twos passes than Gerrard. Gerrard had a variety of range of passes on him, Scholes too had a great range of passing but he usually passed on the flanks with loads of space, Gerrard had a pinpoint final third defence splitting passes which were directly goal threatening.

Watching Gerrard step into a long range shot and hearing the BOOM off his shot still gives me goosebumps. Gerrard was an assassin, a true sniper. Liverpool and England was lucky to have him. I think Gerrard in his prime was one of the greatest midfielders of all time. What do you'll think?

@SmilesPerGallon-

Жыл бұрын

Best cental mid ever in my opinion. Could do it all. Drop and tackle/defend , world class passing, scored goals (had a knack for scoring in clutch situation too). He didn’t really have a weakness in a center midfielder role.

He was top quality in just about every sense. He could have won everything he wanted, multiple times over, if he was willing to go to a bigger club at the time, but my man was truly loyal. That only serves to elevate his legendary status. I think he's the best English player of all time.

It's mad to see the contrast between Owen and Gerrard. One exploded onto the scene early but was plagued by injury and had a downhill career meanwhile the other took time but ended up being one of the most consistent players in history having A long career

If you like your captains to lead by example, there were few better than Gerrard. But if you define a leader by how much those in the team follow him or how much that person elevates the level of those around him, then there's no one better than Gerrard. As a player, I do think that he's underrated by the vast majority of people. One thing not mentioned in this video is how "clutch" the guy was over his career (no Olympiakos goal mention or video?!?). As a fan, you knew he ALWAYS was going to show up in big games. From a trophies perspective, he unfortunately wasn't always surrounded by great talent or great organizational infrastructure (I would seriously argue that Rafa Benitez was the best manager he played for. I mean how bad is that?!?). To those that want to ping him for not winning the Premier League, I would argue that him even getting close, considering what he was working with, is by itself a miracle and testament to his ability.

Enjoyed this! :) Gerrard in my opinion also played in one of the finest eras of football history, so many talented footballers, I still rate Shearer a much better striker than rooney :P but thats my opinion :) Gerrard for me is the pinnacle of how a footballer should be and behave. He doesn't talk about his back injury's from carrying our club on his back for so many years, playing with alot of utter shite signings, his loyalty is second to none and his Awesome energy is contagious to other players!!!!!!!! Really proper chuffed he's off to a winning start at villa, he deserves it!

Steven gerrard was a phenomenon at liverpool. He's the player that will only exist once every 20 years for your club imo. If he played in today's liverpool in his prime, i genuinely believe he might make liverpool win a double or even a treble. Thank you stevie g!

Your not wrong he was A outstanding player. Box to Box midfielder who could tackle, create you chances, and score a few goals along the way. Could easily have walked into any team on the planet and do the job for you week in and week out. Could win you A game single handling and did so very often for Liverpool. His only downside was England never really seen that side of the Liverpool Legend we know he is along with the rest of the so-called Golden Generation which really frustrated me over the years. They were all guilty of it, playing outstanding at club level yet be very disappointing with England. Still, A near-perfect midfielder anyone would want in their team. You should do a video of the Ajax 94 team. It still, one of the best club teams I've seen in football and I've been watching football since I can remember and I'm 42 now lol.

People will judge him by PL titles etc, but in reality he would have walked into the Man U/Chelsea sides who were dominating the PL at the time. The fact he chose to stay with Liverpool only makes me love him more. Amazing player, born leader, a VERY rare breed in the modern game

I remember when Steven Gerrard would carry us through the hardest games, true legend. Who could forget the goal that sent us to the 05 champions league knockout round.

This is a great video, not gonna lie I'm a huge LFC fan and Stevie in particular. You did a really good job of explaing what was going on around him at the pivotal moments in his career and I remember the whole Chelsea saga. I'm so glad he went with his heart cos he has given me some great memories! What a Legend! I modelled my whole game on his growing up😂! Good job lad!👏🙌👍

People need to put some respect on this mans name

Love you content , just keep making more videos , your narration and story telling is impeccable , Cheers Mate!

Roy of the Rovers incarnate, absolute legend!!!

Best Liverpool player there ever has been. Made the right choice staying, got himself the manager spot after klopp finishes up, loyalty goes a long way

@paulmcnamara9272

6 ай бұрын

No Kenny was better.

These videos are so well done. Best football videos on youtube.

Been watching all your videos recently, this channel is going to blow up!

Haven’t watch the vid already know it’s class Also pls do a vid on Thierry Henry he’s my idol

@madskillwarriornick8383

3 жыл бұрын

Ugh what a legend he was

@FootballIconic

3 жыл бұрын

Bro, you keep dropping this 👑

Love your videos mate. Keep it up, hope your channel grows. :)

Am not a Liverpool fan but Steven Gerrard is one of my fav, just for the guy he is and how loyal he is to his club

Bro your content is amazing! Keep up the good work!

Really good writing and very well spoken. You have a lot of potential with your channel

Great content bro 👍 love your videos Been here from the beginning Ps. Can you make a video about park ji sung feel like he is massively underrated

in his autobiography gerrard says he felt 07-08 was his prime. he scored more goals in 08-09 but that was probably due to a change of position and system. also 08-09 was when his groin injury problems started happening so he couldn't be as explosive as he was before.

Great video. Please add Del Piero to your list of videos to make 😁😁 So overlooked! Thank you for the content!

The best there is The best there was The best there will it be My eternal captain fantastic for life, one thing that i regret the most is, prime Gerrard was not managed by Klopp. But at least im glad he winning the league as a manager with unbeaten run, that tell you what quality he had. I'm agree with you about put some respect on his name, even tho i am a liveepool fans and sounds like biased, but if you love football, you can see what he is doing, and im glad when he came to my country Indonesia doing preseason Asia tour 2013 to meet all people around the world that love him.

LEGENDARY STATUS. And i have to congratulate you on a well balanced video! In a world were football is ruthlessly analyzed and subverted to raw statistics, making a case for the unmeasurable human greatness is a hard thing to accomplish. Great job

As a Liverpool fan I am so upset I didn't see this legend play

@mr.psychonaut9398

Жыл бұрын

As Everton fan I guarantee you missed something truly Special.. Hated him but i respected 10 times as much

All I can say is; Steeeeeeveeeeeeen Gerraaaard Gerraaaard He'll pass the ball forty yaaaaards, He's Big and his focking Haaaaard, Steve Gerraaaard Gerraaaard!!!!

if you were given a choice for a 4-3-3 dream team in the past 25 years, Gerard is the first mid you will say if you know the game. imagine him in teams with other stars around him.

@BungawaMuthoni

2 жыл бұрын

442 4231 it doesnt matter

LFC fan here. if he went to chelsea he could have quite easily helped Chelsea to win a lot of trophies. He would have affected the team like ruud gullit did if not more so. Im truely grateful he kept with his boyhood club. The man is in my opinion one of the best out and out box to box midfielders there has ever been... maybe even the best box to box midfielder ever.Other players shouted in the same breath of a box to box would be Seedorf, Gullit, Viera, Veratti, De Bruyne to name a few exceptional box to box midfielders.

Thanks for this video

On the matter of whether or not Gerrard should have gone to Chelsea when he had the chance, it would probably have improved both Gerrard and Lampard as players, thereby improving the national team, but it also would have spoilt his relationship with the Liverpool fans: Stevie G may never have led Liverpool to the title, but he stayed true to the reds, and that is a priceless part of his legacy. Gerrard was a tremendous player, and really should have been England captain over Beckham, who, for all his qualities, was never the leader that Stevie was.

This man couldve won titles at any moment considering the offers from both Chelsea and real madrid

The only place that you cant watch a propper football analysis nowadays is on youtube. Love your videos. And about Gerard... A great player too, top of the top on his day no doubts.

I am 28 years old. So many memories of gerrard growing up. Thanks Steve g

Now this guy is a Liverpool legend , for sure . I only say this because I just watched your Suarez video

In 2009, according to the great Zidane, at his peak, Steven Gerrard was the best player in the world. I agree. Steven, stands right alongside Kenny Dalglish as Liverpool's greatest ever players. Neither one ahead of the other.

Would love to see your take on spanish and italian players of the past few decades.

Great content as usual! Would love to see a video on David Silva.

Awesome video!

I always remember him scoring a hatrick against Napoli when Liverpool were 1-0 down. Unreal player

Our Captain through and through. Always.

So glad I got to watch this man play football. What an era of football it was too! I was always torn between who was the best midfielder, Scholes or Gerrard. And perhaps you can do a video about how good Paul Scholes was! I’m sure you know how well thought of he was by his contemporaries.

The confidence that an ace inspires....

Fantastic watch

I couldn't agree more with your views....we must also add in he is a great human being....I am a better person for having spent a little time with him ....his advice on things good and bad will forever be with me...thanks for video...."You will never walk alone"

Ive missed watching Stevie G play , as for no league title, every team that has won it has had 4 or 5 top players in the team in Gerrards time liverpool never had a good enough team , but in just about every season he played he would of gotten in the league winners team or bench , that says more than a league winners medal in the long run .

As a Liverpool fan thank you for not showing the slip 🙏🏼 lol great video

This guy, Michael Owen and Henry made fall in love with the PL, something I’ve never felt for any other competition in any other sport. Now just imagine for a quick second how amazing could have been a Liverpool with Gerard in it’s squad and Klopp managing it…

underrated channel

One of a kind 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

watching Stevie at the ground was amazing, you see all the 'leader' stuff he does when the camera isnt on him, Suarez was the same, always pointing at players to push or take up their positions.

Legend. Period. (But you just forgot to quote the slip) 😅 GGMU

@araidhzkun

2 жыл бұрын

But still contributed better whole season of 2013/2014 than all of Man United's Squad

And now he get's to win us the league on Sunday. Super Legendary Status Loading!!

🤣🤣 that Demba Ba clip. Thanks for that. I'm Chelsea fan, i appreciate Gerrard for what his done in football. Even as early has 2005, I use to look for KZread videos Lampard vs Gerrard when i was a young teen. Great video. Gerrard was class. Just sad he never won more as a player. Perhaps could've just stayed under Klopp to win that title, coz he is still young.

@stormraven198

2 жыл бұрын

As a Liverpool fan, what let Gerrard down was his loyalty to Liverpool, if he left, he'd have won multiple Premier leagues

@anatolilukanov7675

2 жыл бұрын

@@stormraven198 wdym? He left Liverpool because Brendan Rodgers was not giving him that much play time plus if he had said he would've almost never played under Brendan Rodgers and he said that in his book

@stormraven198

2 жыл бұрын

@@anatolilukanov7675 I was talking about years earlier, when Chelsea, Milan and Madrid were interested in signing him

Legend!

Definitely led by example!

What a brilliant video! Very well summarised and factually described mate, good job. Stevie was one of the extremely rare "complete" players of the game. Over the years I have described Stevie as the Michael Jordan of the footballing world and more cheekily the 8th wonder of the world. I honestly believe that it was in his destiny all along to not win the premier league, one achievement had to be kept aside for him to win, probably multiple times, as manager of Liverpool football club in the future! Watch this space. Again, great work with this video mate. NA1974🇬🇧

Best all-round footballer I've ever seen - ticked every box.

I always respected him, even if i disagreed with how highly in esteem he was by some. A fantastic player without doubt and enjoyed having him on the other side to spice things up.