Whenever there is a youngster in making for any club, he gets different advices from different experts of the game regarding his future and how tough it is going to be for him should he fail sometime. Tottenham Hotspur’s 19-year-old promising midfielder Dele Alli is one such player who impressed everyone with his style of play and resistive ball holding technique during England vs Germany friendlier and former Liverpool manager Steven Gerrard is the first one to express his feelings about his future and how can he survive of negative media converge should he fail in the field. Talking about the game and how Three Lions played against Germans, longest serving Reds manager raised hopes for a better display in the Euro 2016 and major contribution is expected from young players including Alli who is in brilliant form these days but at the same time he also asked Spurs not to pressurize him ahead of every crucial game. katatonia82 / Shutterstock.com Talking about the rising … [Read more...]
Mourinho recalls his failed attempt to bring Steven Gerrard at Stamford Bridge
There are few players who enjoy the great respect even among their rivals and that why their opponents often opt for them when they have retired or are playing for their official sides. Former Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard is one such player who used to be an icon in English soccer not only for his skills but for his leadership qualities that is why he could serve The Reds for so long. It is actually bad luck for Liverpool that they could not hold over him and he had to move out of English soccer after playing for seventeen long years for them. Those who know him remember how he took all the responsibilities for England’s world cup debacle and retired from international soccer after The Three Lions failed to qualify for the second stage. Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho, who has ever been one of the biggest admirers of the 34-year-old midfielder, recalls his sincere attempt to bring him at Stamford Bridge and how he failed to convince him nine years ago. Apart from Blues, there … [Read more...]
Liverpool heavily depends upon Suarez: Steven Gerrard
Soccer has ever been treated as a team game where each player has his decided role and he needs to perform nothing but the best in his given area. However, things start going wrong when this age-old theory works in different direction, like what is happening at League club Liverpool. There have been several talks in recent times over its key player Luis Suarez’s transfer, perhaps player himself has asked them to relieve him but Reds are in no mood to let him go at any cost. Recently, Arsenal looks to be a dedicated buyer for the star footballer; it has ever submitted two bids: one for £40million and next one for £1 extra, but bosses at Liverpool did not give their due consideration to any of them. In fact, the second bid was intelligently put forward by the Invincibles coz they know it will trigger a contract clause and Suarez can legally bind his club to initiate his transfer proceedings. According to latest news coming from Anfield, captain Gerrard has admitted to be so dependent on … [Read more...]
Liverpool extends Gerrard contract by another two years
Some players are the identity of their clubs where they started their career and also end their professional career. Liverpool’s captain Steven Gerrard is one such legendry player who has been at Anfield since 1997. He has since been a top performer for the Reds perhaps he is now 35 year old and still Premier League club wants to extent his stay in the England by another couple of years. Notably, his current contract is due to expire in next twelve months and after a two-year extension, he will be there until 2015, even after then, there is a clause which can enhance his stay further, which means, Liverpool doesn’t actually want to leave his legendary player until he says goodbye to soccer. Gerrard engaged with the club when he was just nine and now it has been approximately twenty-five years he is associated with them, in fact, he is the captain for more than ten years now. These facts make him one of the all-time performers for the Anfield club and if we look into his playing … [Read more...]
Rodgers wants an extension for Steven Gerrard
Thirty-two year old Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard again proved his worth for his club when manager hints about offering him a new contract extension. Brendan Rodgers confirmed his desire about a new contract extension that would probably tie his captain for the rest of his career at Anfield. Though, he only scored four goals in his forty played matches, but his steady availability is more important than his score tally. He made his debut for Liverpool back in 1998, and during his long playing career, he never led his managers down at least for his injuries, though he has always been a victim of injuries. However, at the moment, there is no formal deal talk in progress, yet Rodgers confirmed that he has discussed about the new contract with midfielder informally, and in coming weeks probably a formal contract will be tabled. His persistent form stands him parallel with Manchester United veteran Ryan Giggs who is going to celebrate his fortieth birthday next season. Comparing Gerrard … [Read more...]