Sidhoni Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 SOURCE Steven Gerrard: Liverpool captain confirms he is leaving Reds Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard called his decision to leave at the end of the season "the toughest" of his life. The 34-year-old, out of contract this summer, joined the Reds aged nine and has scored 180 goals in 695 games. "This has been the toughest decision of my life, one both me and my family have agonised over for a good deal of time," said the ex-England midfielder. He added he would continue to play but not for a potential rival as he could "never contemplate" facing Liverpool. Gerrard is being linked with a move to Major League Soccer in the United States once the English season ends. He stressed: "I won't be playing for a competing club and will not therefore be lining up against Liverpool. "My decision is completely based on my wish to experience something different in my career and life and I also want to make sure that I have no regrets when my playing career is eventually over. "From now until the last kick of the last game of the season, I will be as fully committed to the team as I ever have been and giving everything I have to help Liverpool win games." Gerrard, born in the Merseyside village of Whiston, joined Liverpool's academy when he was nine years old, making his first-team debut as a substitute against Blackburn Rovers in November 1998. He led the club to the Champions League title in 2005, scoring his side's first goal as they came from three down to draw 3-3 against AC Milan and then win on penalties. He has also won the Uefa Cup, two FA Cups, three League Cups, one Community Shield and two Uefa Super Cups, and earned 114 England caps before retiring after the World Cup. Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers said: "It is almost an impossible task to find the words to appropriately sum up Steven Gerrard and his importance to Liverpool. "This is an era where the word 'legend' is vastly overused, but in his case it actually doesn't do him justice." So a legend will retire without having won the premiership. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bulbul Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 Slipped out :giggle: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulbul Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 . Lampard may have proven Chelsea bit wrong , but Gerrard is pulling Liverpool back. He is too much of a legend to keep out of matches even when he is out of form. Slow as well. Even in case of Lampard Chelsea is right as he can only play cameos now a days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidhoni Posted January 3, 2015 Author Share Posted January 3, 2015 Lampard may have proven Chelsea bit wrong , but Gerrard is pulling Liverpool back. He is too much of a legend to keep out of matches even when he is out of form. Slow as well. Even in case of Lampard Chelsea is right as he can only play cameos now a days. Well both clubs are no.1 right now so cannot really tell whether they are missing him or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulbul Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 Well both clubs are no.1 right now so cannot really tell whether they are missing him or not. Chelsea not missing Lampard , but he helped Man city. Even the decider against Chelsea match came from him, so does couple of other march winning goals against other teams. There is rumor that his contract may extended till 2016. I guess he is effective because how he is used by team, while Gerrad is too big personality in Liverpool for such role. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pakistan Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Bob Paisley would have sold him couple of season ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kumar713 Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Goodbye Gerrard. Lampard must have done the same too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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