Topic: Liverpool in talks with Steven Gerrard over return to Anfield

[Redman0151]

Gerrard wanted to win the league, Mourinho won the league everywhere he went, Gerrard thought Mourinho at Liverpool would mean Gerrard was more likely to win the league.  Seems straightforward enough to me.

Mourinho wouldn't have won the league with our resources IMO

[Fromola]

Mourinho wouldn't have won the league with our resources IMO

Porto = most money in Portugal.
Chelsea first time around = massively outspent everyone else in England
Inter Milan = at that time the only club in Italy spending money with Juventus still recovering. They'd won the previous few titles
Real Madrid = most expensive squad ever assembled

[stevieG786]

Bought his autobiography today, should be a good read!

[Fiasco]

To break the doom and gloom in here, the new Alder Hey children's hospital is now open or opening any day now and Gerrard donated £500,000 to the hospital a couple of years ago. 

Here's what his money helped create. http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/step-inside-garden-alder-hey-10176806

[surfer. Fuck you generator.]

To break the doom and gloom in here, the new Alder Hey children's hospital is now open or opening any day now and Gerrard donated £500,000 to the hospital a couple of years ago. 

Here's what his money helped create. http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/step-inside-garden-alder-hey-10176806

Nice touch, that. Whatever he says, however vehemently many (including myself) disagree with that, his legacy is simply set in stone, for what he does for the club and city and the football memories he's given us.

[conman]

To break the doom and gloom in here, the new Alder Hey children's hospital is now open or opening any day now and Gerrard donated £500,000 to the hospital a couple of years ago. 

Here's what his money helped create. http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/step-inside-garden-alder-hey-10176806

That's superb

[SlowRap]

So I'm reading this book, first few pages... has anyone commented on the style? It's as though it's being written by process of tourettes. Is the style meant to be some kind of family guy flashback?

[Rush 82]

To break the doom and gloom in here, the new Alder Hey children's hospital is now open or opening any day now and Gerrard donated £500,000 to the hospital a couple of years ago. 

Here's what his money helped create. http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/step-inside-garden-alder-hey-10176806

Thanks for posting this.

I reckon I'll give his book a miss - I prefer my memories of SG to be unsullied by his feet of clay - he is/was a superb footballer and I'll always admire him for that.

[kcbworth]

Heard he sent Sakho some nice words when he captained the side in the EL.

Good to hear.

[LFC_Verve]

Why does he hate Rafa so much,

In his book he writes 'Some joker had even buzzed Anfield in a low-flying plane with a banner which said 'Rodgers out, Rafa in'. I wasn't impressed - and, in my dark mood, I briefly wondered if Rafa had put someone up to the stunt.'

[ThePeetmix]

Why does he hate Rafa so much,

In his book he writes 'Some joker had even buzzed Anfield in a low-flying plane with a banner which said 'Rodgers out, Rafa in'. I wasn't impressed - and, in my dark mood, I briefly wondered if Rafa had put someone up to the stunt.'

I hate to say it, but maybe Gerrard did love being Mr. Liverpool so much. Hence why he does like Hodgson a lot as he enabled that. Rafa was a big personality at the club and probably made sure he was top dog.

This is why I'm doing my best to ignore all this book stuff as I want to remember Stevie G the player, not Stevie G the person.

[Chakan]

Why does he hate Rafa so much,

In his book he writes 'Some joker had even buzzed Anfield in a low-flying plane with a banner which said 'Rodgers out, Rafa in'. I wasn't impressed - and, in my dark mood, I briefly wondered if Rafa had put someone up to the stunt.'

Wtf?!

[LFC_Verve]

The book is not bad and, of course, I love Steven as a player. But he makes so many digs at Rafa whilst almost worshiping Mourinho. Very poor, imo.

[conman]

Wtf?!

Ste is certainly a paranoid fella

[lindylou100]

He was a great player but It's like he lives in is own personal bubble, Rafa was more in tune with the fans than he is by the looks of it. Seriously he should stay out in the MLS until reality seeps in and he realises it's not all about him.

[Chakan]

Ste is certainly a paranoid fella

But to even consider that shows a level of contempt for Rafa I didn't know existed for Stevie.

[conman]

But to even consider that shows a level of contempt for Rafa I didn't know existed for Stevie.

It's no surprise to me.

It's the manifestation of a mind twisted by the dark side. Steven Gerrardwalker

[Chakan]

It's no surprise to me.

It's the manifestation of a mind twisted by the dark side. Steven Gerrardwalker

Bit of a shock for me really. Sad to see.

[Chakan]

stevengerrard
Exciting time to be a red .. Best wishes Mr Klopp . YNWA

[mikeb58]

To break the doom and gloom in here, the new Alder Hey children's hospital is now open or opening any day now and Gerrard donated £500,000 to the hospital a couple of years ago. 

Here's what his money helped create. http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/step-inside-garden-alder-hey-10176806

Fantastic gesture, done loads for the City and his old school etc. Some of the flak he's received on this site lately has been embarrassing, just cos he didn't see eye to eye with Bentitez.

The best player ever to wear a red shirt in my opinion and thankfully in the real world still admired for all he did for us.

Stevie G badges/scarves etc still amongst the top sellers apparently, says it all.

Jan Molby reckons reckons Anfield legend Gerrard should return to the club ASAP under Klopp in any capacity.Along with Carra he rightly says losing Gerrard has been a massive blow to the club and it's a 'no brainier' to bring them both back.

May not happen now, but can't wait for the day it does...love Stevie G..fact

[Redman0151]

Why does he hate Rafa so much,

In his book he writes 'Some joker had even buzzed Anfield in a low-flying plane with a banner which said 'Rodgers out, Rafa in'. I wasn't impressed - and, in my dark mood, I briefly wondered if Rafa had put someone up to the stunt.'

That's a really small time comment that, sorry but it is. I expect so much better from Gerrard. Comes across as incredibly bitter.

I don't think Carragher was ever as madly in love with Rafa either, but he always shows class and respect when he mentions him. Like in his article tonight: "When I played under Benitez I didn't agree with everything he said but I believed a lot more of it because it seemed wrong to question him when he had a proven track record, winning titles with Valencia - an amazing feat in a league boasting Real Madrid and Barcelona."


Gerrard just seems to be personal about it every time Rafa is mentioned. I really dread the day when he gets a full time job on Sky/BT

[AndyMuller]

That's a really small time comment that, sorry but it is. I expect so much better from Gerrard. Comes across as incredibly bitter.

I don't think Carragher was ever as madly in love with Rafa either, but he always shows class and respect when he mentions him. Like in his article tonight: "When I played under Benitez I didn't agree with everything he said but I believed a lot more of it because it seemed wrong to question him when he had a proven track record, winning titles with Valencia - an amazing feat in a league boasting Real Madrid and Barcelona."


Gerrard just seems to be personal about it every time Rafa is mentioned. I really dread the day when he gets a full time job on Sky/BT

It's a bit weird to be honest, considering he played his best ever football under Benitez.

[Loo Pan]

Rightly or wrongly, Gerrard seems to have spent the entire time he worked with Benitez believing that he wasn't liked on a personal level.

Rafa has obviously denied that this is the case, and maybe it is just Stevie's own insecurity and paranoia at work.

But obviously it would colour his perception of Benitez, and affect his relationship with him. Nobody feels particularly warm towards someone who they believe doesn't like them.

Hopefully, after Rafa's comments on the matter, Gerrard realises his mistake and his perceptions will change.

[steveeastend]

He acts like a spoiled child, not more, not less. Hopefully after he finished his career this will change and he won't end up like Keane stuck in the past.

In contrast, Carra comes across very good recentely, probably it's a matter of intelligence.

[Fromola]

Why does he hate Rafa so much,

In his book he writes 'Some joker had even buzzed Anfield in a low-flying plane with a banner which said 'Rodgers out, Rafa in'. I wasn't impressed - and, in my dark mood, I briefly wondered if Rafa had put someone up to the stunt.'

As great a player as he was I think he's just a bit thick. That's an unbelievably stupid comment about a man who respected Liverpool's traditions to a fault.

And what's with the Mourinho worship?

[b_joseph]

Rightly or wrongly, Gerrard seems to have spent the entire time he worked with Benitez believing that he wasn't liked on a personal level.

Rafa has obviously denied that this is the case, and maybe it is just Stevie's own insecurity and paranoia at work.

But obviously it would colour his perception of Benitez, and affect his relationship with him. Nobody feels particularly warm towards someone who they believe doesn't like them.

Hopefully, after Rafa's comments on the matter, Gerrard realises his mistake and his perceptions will change.

Some people just want constant affirmation...it doesn't make them bad or unintelligent ( not that you said that ). They just want a pat on the back after every positive thing. He likely got that as a youth player and from Houllier/Sven/McLaren/Roy/Brendan/ There is a reason why those people are looked on, for the most part, favourably. And the likes of Rafa and Capello, less so.

There is that theory that most great players don't make great coaches and this might be part of the reason. Of course there are outliers but...

[chanti]

Hope he does not become part of the coaching setup soon.
He will writing another book
Revealing all Klopp secrets
No thanks. ...

[idontknow]

Hope he does not become part of the coaching setup soon.
He will writing another book
Revealing all Klopp secrets
No thanks. ...

Wonder if he's texted Klopp yet, or will he be waiting for Klopp to finish the book and decide for himself.

[eddiedingle]

Why does he hate Rafa so much,

In his book he writes 'Some joker had even buzzed Anfield in a low-flying plane with a banner which said 'Rodgers out, Rafa in'. I wasn't impressed - and, in my dark mood, I briefly wondered if Rafa had put someone up to the stunt.'

jesus how dim is he?!

[Fordy]

Hope he does not become part of the coaching setup soon.
He will writing another book
Revealing all Klopp secrets
No thanks. ...

Don't be silly.

It's a book. Get over it.

[thegoodfella]

He didn't get along with Rafa, big whoop, don't care about it much. But I've read posts from proper Reds here like shanklyboy, Fat Scouser that absolutely love the man, and I will always take their word over anything Stevie has to say on how Rafa should be remembered. What I don't get is the absolute disconnect he has with the fanbase over the Jose lovefest or the revisionism of Hodgson... that's beyond my comprehension... fucking hell...

[Mr Kipling]

Gerrard lives in his own little world.

Hope he stays there and keeps to himself from now on. Best for all parties.

[RyanBabel19]

Fantastic gesture, done loads for the City and his old school etc. Some of the flak he's received on this site lately has been embarrassing, just cos he didn't see eye to eye with Bentitez.

The best player ever to wear a red shirt in my opinion and thankfully in the real world still admired for all he did for us.

Stevie G badges/scarves etc still amongst the top sellers apparently, says it all.

Jan Molby reckons reckons Anfield legend Gerrard should return to the club ASAP under Klopp in any capacity.Along with Carra he rightly says losing Gerrard has been a massive blow to the club and it's a 'no brainier' to bring them both back.

May not happen now, but can't wait for the day it does...love Stevie G..fact

That's not why he's been getting stick though

[gregorio]

Why does he hate Rafa so much,

In his book he writes 'Some joker had even buzzed Anfield in a low-flying plane with a banner which said 'Rodgers out, Rafa in'. I wasn't impressed - and, in my dark mood, I briefly wondered if Rafa had put someone up to the stunt.'

Err, possibly slightly tongue-in-cheek ?

[Lemieux]

 Yeah I don't understand the clamor for him to come back in a coaching role considering all the random silly things he says with club related issues.    The whole book thing is just weird.

[Mark Walters]

I don't get the clamour either.  Gerrard is often slated for his positional reading of the game.  How can a person who doesn't know where he should be on the pitch expect to give good advice to others?

[Fiasco]

I don't get the clamour either.  Gerrard is often slated for his positional reading of the game.  How can a person who doesn't know where he should be on the pitch expect to give good advice to others?

I'm not sure that was ever true regarding Gerrard. You don't be man of the match at right back in a Champions League final if you don't have any positional sense. His problem was that he wanted to do it all. For most of his career he had the energy to do it. He almost wanted to chase the ball down and win it with a sliding tackle, then whip in a cross and then get on the end of his own cross! That sometimes meant that he'd look like a headless chicken but I think it's doing him a disservice to say he couldn't read the game.

[10 years on]

I don't get the clamour either.  Gerrard is often slated for his positional reading of the game.  How can a person who doesn't know where he should be on the pitch expect to give good advice to others?

Slated by who mancs?

[b_joseph]

I don't get the clamour either.  Gerrard is often slated for his positional reading of the game.  How can a person who doesn't know where he should be on the pitch expect to give good advice to others?

Let's not re-write history just because of this. Questioning the footballing intelligence of someone who played at an elite level in about six different positions, is flawed.
Yeah, Stevie was such a doofus that he didn't know where to be on the pitch yet was still one of the greatest players of his generation....yeah, makes sense.

Terrible players have made good coaches...great ones have made bad coaches and everything in between.

[Caffeine]

So I'm reading this book, first few pages... has anyone commented on the style? It's as though it's being written by process of tourettes. Is the style meant to be some kind of family guy flashback?

Thanks. I'm glad it's not just me. Jumps all over the place very haphazardly.

Also the style is mind-numbing: "Alex had made salmon, peas and potatoes. My favourite meal".