On the eve of his last home game for Liverpool I thought it would be nice to have a separate thread discussing the man, the player and his contribution to Liverpool Football Club (feel free to move this to the Steven Gerrard Player thread).
It's probably no exaggeration to say we will never ever see his likes again. A local lad that became the best player for Liverpool FC for over a decade and for two seasons, became the best player on the planet (with former players like Henry and Zidane saying so).
We're going to miss his drive, his leadership, his passing and is presence. His legs may have gone, but let's not forget Steven Gerrard in his pomp was untouchable.
Some of his goals were breathtaking and a lot of folk talk about his goal against Panathinaikos in the 05' Champions League or the goal he scored against WHU in the FA Cup final. But for me, the goal I'll always remember him for, was the header he scored against AC Milan in the 05' final. It set the tone for the rest of the match and instilled belief in everyone - and the rest is history. It was also one of the best directed headers I've ever seen.
I may be mistaken, but I think Gerrard has played in every position for us apart from goalkeeper. Not only that, but he was brilliant in those positions too. Like when he was moved to right back in the 05' final to counter the attacking threat from Cafu (I think it was). And it worked perfectly.
We're going to miss Stevie G. He was quite simply a colossus for us.
Very best of luck in whatever you do
YNWA
PS: 5 times
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